Defeating al Qaeda has been central to our new strategy in Iraq from day one and will continue to be

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http://www.whitehouse.gov.edgesuite.net/news/releases/2007/07/20070725-2.html
"President Bush Discussed The Importance Of Defeating Al Qaeda In Iraq In More Than 40 Public Appearances This Year", again the "Big Lie" (if you say something often enough, it gains a reality of its own). This combined with "it is central to our new strategy, as it has since the beginning leads me to say pitiful.

Setting the Record Straight: Targeting Al Qaeda
President Bush Discussed The Importance Of Defeating Al Qaeda In Iraq In More Than 40 Public Appearances This Year


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Fact sheet Setting the Record Straight

“President Bush has consistently argued that Iraq is the central front in the War on Terror. Al Qaeda leaders describe it the same way, which is why they are trying to use murder and mayhem to provoke sectarian violence, foment chaos, and create a safe haven for terror. Defeating al Qaeda has been central to our new strategy in Iraq from day one and will continue to be.”

- White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, 7/25/07

CBS News Says President Bush's Rationale For War In Iraq Is "New," "Clearly Shifting," And "A Clear Contradiction Of" His January 10 Address To The Nation

CBS's "Evening News": KATIE COURIC: "President Bush appealed again today for more time for his Iraq strategy to work, but this time with a new rationale." JIM AXELROD: "…President Bush's rationale is clearly shifting from policing sectarian violence to targeting al Qaeda … the President linked Al Qaeda terrorists in Iraq directly to Osama Bin Laden … But this is a clear contradiction of the January speech setting limits on US involvement." (CBS's "Evening News," 7/24/07)

President Bush Is Not “Shifting” His Rationale "From Policing Sectarian Violence To Targeting Al Qaeda"

Yesterday, The President Said One Reason The Intelligence Community Judges Al Qaeda In Iraq To Be So Dangerous Is That They Aim To "Accelerate Sectarian Violence." THE PRESIDENT: "But our intelligence community believes that al Qaeda is the most dangerous of these Sunni jihadist groups for several reasons: First, more than any other group, al Qaeda is behind most of the spectacular, high-casualty attacks that you see on your TV screens. Second, these al Qaeda attacks are designed to accelerate sectarian violence, by attacking Shia in hopes of sparking reprisal attacks that inspire Sunnis to join al Qaeda's cause." (President George W. Bush, Remarks On The Global War On Terror, Charleston, SC, 7/24/07)

The President Was Not Laying Out A "New" Rationale From January. He Discussed The Al Qaeda In Iraq Threat On January 10 And In More Than 40 Public Appearances Since:

(followed by pages of when mrbush said "al qaeda is bad")