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> How could you not go to war? The American sentiment was the same at the time

Respectfully, I disagree with the premise and the assertion. Everyone I know was confused about "going to war with Iraq" (again) which will always be at odds with responding to 9/11.

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There is no disagreement here. Most people didn't agree with the Iraq war. He never said that his statement referred to the Iraq war.

Given the context, he's likely more talking about the immediate response following 9/11. Military action was highly supported following the events of 9/11. There was so much support, in fact, that the president now has the power to send troops to any part of the world without declaring war

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