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"robw" <***@comcast.net> wrote:
> I would hope that someone else would not invade a country because they said
> that the oppose had WMD...
"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to
develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them.
That is our bottom line."
~ President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 during the Clinton Administation
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear.
We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass
destruction program."
~ President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998 during the Clinton Administation
"Iraq is a long way from [here], but what happens there matters a great
deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use
nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the
greatest security threat we face."
~ Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998 during the Clinton Administation
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten
times since 1983."
~ Sandy Berger, Clinton's National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998.
"We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the
U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if
appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond
effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of
mass destruction programs."
~ Letter to President Clinton, signed by Democrat Senators Carl Levin,
Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998, during the Clinton
Administation
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of Mass
destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and
he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
~ Representative Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, CA), Dec. 16, 1998, during the
Clinton Administation
"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass
destruction and palaces for his cronies."
~ Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999 during
the Clinton Administation
"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has reinvigorated his
weapons programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear
programs continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In
addition, Saddam continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless
using the cover of a licit missile program to develop longer-range
missiles that will threaten the United States and our allies."
~ Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (Democrat, FL,)
and others, Dec, 5, 2001.
"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a
threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the
mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass
destruction and the means of delivering them."
~ Senator Carl Levin (Democrat, Michigan), September 19, 2002.
"We know that he [Saddam Hussein] has stored secret supplies of
biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
~ former vice president, Al Gore, September 23, 2002
"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to
deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam
is in power."
~ former vice president, Al Gore, September 23, 2002
"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and
developing weapons of mass destruction."
~ Senator Ted Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts), September 27, 2002.
"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are
confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and
biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to
build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence
reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
~ Senator Robert Byrd (Democrat, West Virginia), October 3, 2002.
"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the
authority to use force-- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein
because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction
in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security."
~ Senator John F. Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts), October 9, 2002.
"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working
aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear
weapons within the next five years ... We also should remember we have
always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of
weapons of mass destruction."
~ Senator Jay Rockefeller (Democrat, West Virginia), October 10, 2002,
"He [Saddam Hussein] has systematically violated, over the course of the
past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he
disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear
capacity. This he has refused to do."
~ Representative Henry Waxman (Democrat, California), Oct. 10, 2002.
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show
that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological
weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program.
He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including
al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam
Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and
chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."
~ Senator Hillary Clinton (Democrat, New York), October 10, 2002
"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that
Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing
capacity for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
~ Senator Bob Graham (Democrat, Florida), December 8, 2002
"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal,
murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime... He presents a
particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to
miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to
his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass
destruction ...
So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real
..."
~ Senator John F. Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts), January 23. 2003.