Rice redefines 'imminent threat'

Source: RawStory
On ABC's morning program "This Week," host George Stephanopoulos asks Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice if Iraq ever posed an "imminent threat" to the United States.
"I think that -- an imminent threat. Certainly Iraq posed a threat," Rice replied. "The question was, was it going to get worse over time or was it going to get better."
"But not an imminent threat," presses Stephanopoulous.
"George, the question of imminence isn't whether or not someone will strike tomorrow, it's whether you believe you're in a stronger position today to deal with the threat or whether you're going to be in a stronger position tomorrow," replies Rice. "It was the president's assessment that the situation in Iraq was getting worse from our point of view."

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