Bush's letter to Congress linking Saddam and 9/11:

"This administration never said that the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated between Saddam and al Qaeda."

-President Bush, in an exchange with reporters, June 17, 2004

"[A]cting pursuant to the Constitution and [the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002] is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. "

-President Bush, in a letter to Congress outlining the legal justification for commencing war against Iraq, March 18, 2003