Former VP stands by decision to invade Iraq
(NEWSER) - Former Vice President Dick Cheney has finally acknowledged, despite previous claims to the contrary, that Saddam Hussein did not collaborate with al-Qaeda to launch the 9/11 attacks. CIA information on such a collaboration "turned out not to be true," he conceded in remarks before the National Press Club, reports Bloomberg. But Cheney stood by his conviction that the invasion of Iraq was the correct decision, citing Hussein's relationship with al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. More»