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 Support The DrudgeReport; Visit Our Advertisers  Helen Thomas Rides White House Press Sec: 'Were we invited into Iraq?' Wed May 25 2005 17:16:06 ET Wire Queen Helen Thomas today ripped into White House spokesman Scott McClellan over his claims that the United States is in Afghanistan and Iraq -- by invitation. Joined in progess... Q The other day -- in fact, this week, you said that we, the United States, is in Afghanistan and Iraq by invitation. Would you like to correct that incredible distortion of American history -- MR. McCLELLAN: No, we are -- that's where we currently -- Q -- in view of your credibility is already mired? How can you say that? MR. McCLELLAN: Helen, I think everyone in this room knows that you're taking that comment out of context. There are two democratically-elected governments in Iraq and -- Q Were we invited into Iraq? MR. McCLELLAN: There are two democratically-elected governments now in Iraq and Afghanistan, and we are there at their invitation. They are sovereign governments, and we are there today -- Q You mean if they had asked us out, that we would have left? MR. McCLELLAN: No, Helen, I'm talking about today. We are there at their invitation. They are sovereign governments -- Q I'm talking about today, too. MR. McCLELLAN: -- and we are doing all we can to train and equip their security forces so that they can provide for their own security as they move forward on a free and democratic future. Q Did we invade those countries? MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead, Steve. END |
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