Saddam is a familiar dictatorial aggressor, with traditional goals for his aggression.
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But there is scant evidence to tie Saddam to terrorist organizations, and even less to the Sept. 11 attacks.
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America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy.
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My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by the Palestinian peace process.
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But the central point is that any campaign against Iraq, whatever the strategy, cost and risks, is certain to divert us for some indefinite period from our war on terrorism.
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