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Media largely silent on WSJ report: Bush admin ... [Media Matters for America]

The media has remained largely silent on The Wall Street Journal's October 25 report that President George W. Bush's administration passed up several opportunities to attack and potentially kill terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi before the start of the Iraq war. The Journal article expanded on a March 2 NBC Nightly News report suggesting that the administration passed up chances to attack Zarqawi; the report noted that several former administration officials and military officers have questioned the administration's decision to hold off on such attacks.

This from the pre-emptive strike President. And based on a report from the well-known leftist rag the Wall Street Journal.

And why? The adminstration was afraid attacking Zarqawi would undermine the case for invading Iraq.

So let's get this straight. The president passed up several chances to kill someone we knew was involved in 9/11 because it could interfere with his plan to get rid of someone who wasn't.

Yeah, that's the guy I want in charge.