Actually, it was many days ago; but it still is relevant:
href="http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/01/09/60minutes/main592330.shtml">Bush
Sought ‘Way’ To Invade Iraq?
During
the campaign, candidate Bush had criticized the Clinton-Gore
Administration for being too interventionist: "If we don't stop
extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions,
then we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road. And
I'm going to prevent that."
This refers to his first Presidential campaign, obviously.
It's hard to believe that he actually said that, once.
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