"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 |
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"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 Bill Clinton, Feb.
17, 1998 |
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"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing
the stability and security of his neighbors with
weapons of mass destruction."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 1,
1998 |
Source
"He will use those weapons of mass destruction
again, as he has ten times since 1983."
- Sandy Berger, Clinton
National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998 |
Source
"[W]e 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.
-
(D) Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry,
others, Oct. 9, 1998 |
Source
"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."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA),
Dec. 16, 1998 |
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"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 |
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"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."
- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI),
Sept. 19, 2002 |
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"We know that he has stored secret supplies of
biological and chemical weapons throughout his
country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 |
Source
"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."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 |
Source
"We have known for many years that Saddam
Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass
destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA),
Sept. 27, 2002 |
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"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..."
- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV),
Oct. 3, 2002 |
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"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."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA),
Oct. 9, 2002 |
Source
"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."
- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV),
Oct 10, 2002 |
Source
"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."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY),
Oct 10, 2002 |
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"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."
- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec.
8, 2002 |
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"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..."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA),
Jan. 23. 2003 |
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