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  • Opinion Iraq was a threat

    William L Benson, M.D., Guest Columnist|Updated Aug 31, 2004

    Eric Dolson's reply to Mr. Williams (The Nugget, August 4) begs for rebuttal. You said the push for war in Iraq following an attack by an enemy based in Afghanistan was like declaring war against Argentina after being attacked by the Japanese. In fact, it was the attack by al Qaeda that opened the eyes (of some) to the magnitude of the threat posed by terrorists worldwide. A better analogy would have been to point out that the attack by the Japanese opened our eyes to the risk posed by Germany and justified our entry into... Full story