Bush finally admits Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11

AFP/Paul J. Richards
President Bush said Monday the Iraq war is “straining the psyche of our country” but said American soldiers will remain there “as long as I am President,” which means a continued American presence in that embattled country until at least January 20, 2009. But Bush also admitted, for the first time, that Saddam Hussein had nothing to do with the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, reversing claims made previously by himself and Vice President Dick Cheney. The President also admitted, in a roundabout way, that he abandoned the mission in Iraq before it was finished, another startling admission for someone who doesn’t admit his mistakes.