Originally Posted by
simuvac
Notice the language, though. Bush is not saying Al Qaeda is the most numerous enemy in Iraq, just that it is the "main" enemy. That could mean anything.
And the only thing he accuses Al Qaeda of is "sensational" killings. Not "the most" killings. Just the "most sensational" killings.
Gonzalez did the same thing with the wiretaps:
“We have to have a reasonable basis to conclude that one party to the communication is a member of Al-Qaeda, affiliated with Al-Qaeda, or a member of an organization affiliated with Al-Qaeda, or working in support of Al-Qaeda,” Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez said of the program in 2005.
Working in support of Al Qaeda could mean almost anything. So could affiliated. They could say affiliation is ideological, not organizational, and that could mean anyone in the world opposed to US global hegemony.
These guys are giving the impression that (1) Al Qaeda is everywhere, and (2) their response to Al Qaeda is legitimate; but of course neither is true. They are not quite lying, but they are. It's the same shit they pulled with WMDs (or was it, the-intent-to-someday-speak-to-someone-who-once-heard-of-a-guy-who-knew-a-guy-who-had-the -intent-to-acquire-WMDs?).