ARE
THERE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION IN IRAQ?
LET'S HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS.
Posted February, 2004
"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
"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
"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
"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
"[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, signed by Sens. Carl Levin
(D-MI), Tom Daschle (D-SD), John Kerry( D -
MA), and others Oct. 9, 1998
"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
"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
"There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein
has invigorated 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 (D, FL,) and others, December 5,
2001
"We begin with the common belief that
Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and 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
"We know that he has stored secret supplies
of biological and chemical weapons throughout
his country." - Al Gore, Sept. 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." - Al Gore, Sept.
23, 2002
"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
"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
"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
"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
"He 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" - Rep. Henry Waxman (D, CA),
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." - Sen. Hillary
Clinton (D, NY), Oct 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." - Sen. Bob Graham
(D, FL), Dec. 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." - Sen. John F.
Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003
DID PRESIDENT BUSH LIE ABOUT WMD? OR
WAS HE GUILTY OF LISTENING TO THESE "EXPERTS?"
The networks won't report this. It's up to us
to get the word out.