但与美国政府先前提出的大规模杀伤性武器迫在眉睫的危机或萨达姆·侯赛因支持基地组织的指控相比，这条理由在现实中真能站得住脚吗？
But does this argument really have any more basis in reality than the administration’s previous claims of an “imminent” threat from weapons of mass destruction or Saddam Hussein’s alleged support for al‑Qaeda?