Hey, crack research team: Can anyone find me the exact quote of George W. Bush where he said something along the lines of “God told me to invade Iraq”? Or something like that. Or if that quote is bogus, can someone show me? I can’t seem to find that quote.
thanks!
[UPDATE: Got the quote. Thanks! It was: “God told me to strike at al Qaeda and I struck them. And then he instructed me to strike at Saddam, which I did.”]
[UPDATE 2: And thanks for the supporting context. Seeing as it’s a translation of a third-hand account, I don’t think I’ll be using this quote in my story.]
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