President Bush said Friday that he was “outraged” by the Iraqi attack on Israel, saying there was no question it was “purely an act of terror,” since it had no military significance.
When a reporter asked why Bush was surprised by an Iraqi response, since the United States initiated the war, he responded angrily.
“Against a country that is innocent and not involved?” the president retorted incredulously. “Israel is not a participant, Israel is not a combatant and this man (Saddam Hussein) has elected to launch a terroristic attack against population centers in Israel with no military design whatsoever.”
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