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A White House Response To the 9/11 Commission’s Finding That Iran Had More Contact With the Hijackers Than Iraq Did

The little error that we may have made In picking out a country to invade Was understandable. The names, of course, Are close, and when you make a show of force

Calvin Trillin

July 29, 2004

The little error that we may have made In picking out a country to invade Was understandable. The names, of course, Are close, and when you make a show of force The choice of countries needn’t be clear-cut. We simply had to kick some Muslim butt.

Calvin TrillinCalvin Trillin is The Nation’s “deadline poet.”


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