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Letter: Bush relying on imaginary link

Friday, Feb. 7, 2003 | 5 a.m.

In the president's State of the Union address, he asked Americans to imagine what would have happened on Sept. 11 if Saddam Hussein had armed the hijackers with weapons of mass destruction.

It seems that no link can be found between Osama bin Laden and Iraq; instead, we are being asked simply to imagine one. But imagination does not justify war. The reality is that Hussein did not supply bin Laden's crew with anthrax, nerve gas, or anything else, despite 12 years of enmity between the U.S. and Iraq. Of course, he still could -- if he has the weapons. But the U.S. cannot charge off to invade every country that might someday aid our enemies.

Threats to America must be assessed realistically, and logical steps taken to counter them. A cowboy-style approach to global politics can only backfire and undermine national security.

Bush's rush to war will be bad for America and bad for the world.

SEAN M. SABATINI

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