<p>MetdethGNR, you said: </p>
<p>"...I support anything that would help our nation economically and diplomatically in the long-term."</p>
<p>Would that be at any cost? Even at the cost of another country's security and future prosperity? At the cost of the US' image and integrity?</p>
<p>truthfully we can completely blow up the rest of the world if we wanted to....we dont do it for a reason.</p>
<p>Sheed, the US is not alone. France, the UK and Russia can also strike with hundreds of nuclear bombs any spot on the globe.</p>
<p>True, but the fact is that we all don't. And there is a reason for that.</p>
<p>No, I'm not going to, because whatever I am going to say, you're going to disagree with; I've dealt far too many times with people like you, but I chose to express my opinion to which I am entitled to and have (personally) sacrificed.</p>
<p>You want out, I want stay.</p>
<p>Anyone w/ an in-depth knowledge of history and foreign policy knows this war was a bad idea from the start.</p>
<p>Plus, all those pre-war claims that Bush/Cheney and cabal made were asinine (some completely laughable).</p>
<p>I did support it for the rights, but now I dont.:(</p>
<p>Never. I thought that the war in Afghanistan was wrong from the start as well. Revenge never ends... When do they learn!?</p>
<p>Even worse, the Iraq war isn't even BASED on 9/11 (which no war should be). It's based off greed and misrepresentation of the fact that there are no nuclear weapons in Iraq EVER.</p>
<p>so much disapproval. . . so many lies.</p>
<p>70% of the country supported the war from the start, why do not people admit it. Well I guess they follow the lead of certain politicians (ehem. . . Hillary Clinton. . . ehem). Hillary too voted for the war, and she now votes against it. Given the intelligence we had, going to Iraq was the logical choice. Sadam was a crazy, volatile, Islamo-facist extremist, bent on hurting the U.S. and, our biggest ally, Israel. During the pathetically awful presidency of Bill Clinton, Hussein shot at U.S. planes 500 times. He had used chemical weapons in the past and was bent on doing it again. Though we never found any, it does not mean that they were not there. </p>
<p>As Gov. Huckabee said last night in the Florida debate: "just because we could not find all the easter eggs does not mean that they were not placed."</p>
<p>WMD's or not, the 9/11 commission report factually states that Hussein condoned the actions of terrorists. Though he did not harbor Al Queda directly, he did harbor and give financial support to Ansar al Islam, an affiliate of Al Queda. </p>
<p>In this sense, there is still justification for us being there as Iraq indirectly threatened us through their support of terrorism. Bush, unlike Bill Clinton, opted for a tough stance on terrorism, and so far, all terrorists, seing the U.S. 's tough resolve are starting to question bin Laden's previous accusations that the U.S. is simply a "paper tiger."</p>
<p>This is my biggest problem with many opponents of the Iraq war. Like Hillary, they follow polls, not even considering a through analysis of their beliefs. Simply leaving Iraq without it being able to stand up on its own to Al Queda and Iran is simply irresponsible. Why would we allow Iran and Al Queda to gain massive amounts of oil revenues of Iraq as well as another sphere of influence, another site for Al Queda to coordinate attacks against us? Do we want another 9/11? Well at any rate, we have not had one since 9/11 b/c we have shown the world that we are not the "paper tiger" that Clinton made us out to be.</p>
<p>Withdrawing from Iraq is stating that all the blood and courage our brave service men and women have given up for their country is worth nothing, when in reality, they have helped prevent another 9/11 while stopping the genocide that occurred under Hussein. If we leave Iraq now, the terrorists will simply follow us home. </p>
<p>Mabye that's what everyone on this forum wants, but, as for me, I love my safety, I love my freedom, and I love the troops.</p>
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Hillary too voted for the war, and she now votes against it.
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Ah, yes, for shame! Shame on Hillary for be willing to reevaluate her opinions when new and more accurate information comes out!</p>
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Sadam was a crazy, volatile, Islamo-facist extremist
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I won't deny crazy or volatile, but to believe he was an Islamofascist, you must be crazy. He was a member of the Ba'th party, which was secular. Secular means that they were not affiliated with a religion, by the way.</p>
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Given the intelligence we had, going to Iraq was the logical choice.
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Given the intelligence the American public and Congress had, yes. But the 9/11 Commission Report itself (something you would benefit from reading) says that Bush had received reports that there was absolutely no reason to suspect any connection between al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein.</p>
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opponents of the Iraq war...follow polls
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That doesn't even make logical sense. How can opponents of the Iraq war "follow polls"? There would not BE any polls showing a dislike of the Iraq war if there was not already a dislike of the Iraq war.</p>
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all terrorists, seing the U.S. 's tough resolve are starting to question bin Laden's previous accusations that the U.S. is simply a "paper tiger."
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You made this exact claim in another thread and I provided evidence there that you were incorrect, and here you make it again. Refusing to learn from your mistakes, huh?</p>
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Withdrawing from Iraq is stating that all the blood and courage our brave service men and women have given up for their country is worth nothing
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Or maybe withdrawing from Iraq is to prevent the same from happening more...?</p>
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I love the troops
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I also love the troops. The only difference is that, rather than reveling in their pain, I advocate stopping their pain.</p>
<p>MrCrowley1776, I love you.</p>
<p>Withdrawing from Iraq is stating that all the blood and courage our brave service men and women have given up for their country is worth nothing</p>
<p>It's worth trillions of dollars.</p>
<p>And the iraqi people want us out. Why dont we oblige?</p>
<p>weeeeeee'reeeeee soooooooo coooooorrrrrruuppppppptttttttttttt</p>
<p>Eloquently put, I know.</p>
<p>I guess this war is a huge financial asset to the US...tons of oil stolen everyday.
Not to mention the conduct of some of our 'noble' soldiers who quite beautifully carried out their duty in Abu-Ghuraib. And they still do.
Lets us all support them for this magnificient cause.</p>
<p>people here lie.
i'm not saying that some of the people here were against the war, but when you're 12, you listen to the media. the media pretty much backed the war, and so did the majority of the nation.</p>
<p>i supported the war when it started.</p>
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when you're 12, you listen to the media
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Uhh... no. When you're 12, you listen to your PARENTS. If your parents were against the ward, odds are that you were too. It's very plausible that some of these people could have been against the war - because their parents were.</p>
<p>Im using my newly acquired quoting skills here...</p>
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<p>So this is where I don't understand the mentality of certain humanitarian folk. I see your sarcasm, but if a certain action benefits our nation financially while hurting another country, why would you be against it? After all, you live in the US and the better our nation does, the better for you.</p>
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but if a certain action benefits our nation financially while hurting another country, why would you be against it? After all, you live in the US and the better our nation does, the better for you.
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There is more to life than your own well-being. Like, a conscience. And being able to sleep with yourself at night.</p>
<p>"Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price." </p>
<pre><code>Senator Hillary Clinton (Democrat, New York)
During an interview on CBS Evening News with Dan Rather
September 13, 2001
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"My position is very clear: The time has come for decisive action to eliminate the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. I'm a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Resolution that's presently under consideration in the Senate. Saddam Hussein's regime is a grave threat to America and our allies. We know that he has chemical and biological weapons today, that he's used them in the past, and that he's doing everything he can to build more. Every day he gets closer to his long-term goal of nuclear capability.
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<p>Democracy will not spring up by itself overnight in a multi-ethnic, complicated society that's suffered under one repressive regime after another for generations. The Iraqi people deserve and need our help to rebuild their lives and to create a prosperous, thriving, open society. All Iraqis, including Sunnis, Shia and Kurds, deserve to be represented. This is not just a moral imperative. It's a security imperative. It is in America's national interest to help build an Iraq at peace with itself and its neighbors, because a democratic, tolerant and accountable Iraq will be a peaceful regional partner, and such an Iraq could serve as a model for the entire Arab world." </p>
<pre><code>Senator John Edwards (Democrat, North Carolina)
Speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies
October 7, 2002
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"In the next century, the community of nations may see more and more the very kind of threat Iraq poses now -- a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction ready to use them or provide them to terrorists, drug traffickers or organized criminals who travel the world among us unnoticed.
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<p>If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow by the knowledge that they can act with impunity, even in the face of a clear message from the United Nations Security Council and clear evidence of a weapons of mass destruction program." </p>
<p>President Clinton
Address to Joint Chiefs of Staff and Pentagon staff
February 17, 1998</p>
<p>Freedom</a> Agenda - Quotes and Facts on Iraq</p>
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<pre><code> America is threatened by an "unholy axis":
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<p>"We must exercise responsibility not just at home, but around the world. On the eve of a new century, we have the power and the duty to build a new era of peace and security. </p>
<p>We must combat an unholy axis of new threats from terrorists, international criminals, and drug traffickers. These 21st century predators feed on technology and the free flow of information... And they will be all the more lethal if weapons of mass destruction fall into their hands. </p>
<p>Together, we must confront the new hazards of chemical and biological weapons and the outlaw states, terrorists, and organized criminals seeking to acquire them. Saddam Hussein has spent the better part of this decade and much of his nation's wealth not on providing for the Iraqi people but on developing nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons and the missiles to deliver them." </p>
<p>President Clinton
State of the Union address
January 27, 1998</p>
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<pre><code> "The hard fact is that so long as Saddam remains in power, he threatens the well-being of his people, the peace of his region, the security of the world.
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<p>The best way to end that threat once and for all is with a new Iraqi government -- a government ready to live in peace with its neighbors, a government that respects the rights of its people." </p>
<p>President Clinton
Oval Office Address to the American People
December 16, 1998</p>
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<pre><code> "People can quarrel with whether we should have more troops in Afghanistan or internationalize Iraq or whatever, but it is incontestable that on the day I left office, there were unaccounted for stocks of biological and chemical weapons."
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<p>Former President Clinton
During an interview on CNN's "Larry King Live"
July 22, 2003</p>
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<p>CNN.com</a> - Bill Clinton on Bush uranium line: 'Everybody makes mistakes' - Jul. 23, 2003
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<pre><code> "Iraq is a long way from Ohio, 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."
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<p>Madeleine Albright, President Clinton's Secretary of State
Town Hall Meeting on Iraq at Ohio State University
February 18, 1998</p>
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<pre><code> "Imagine the consequences if Saddam fails to comply and we fail to act. Saddam will be emboldened, believing the international community has lost its will. He will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. And some day, some way, I am certain, he will use that arsenal again, as he has ten times since 1983."
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<p>Sandy Berger, President Clinton's National Security Advisor
Town Hall Meeting on Iraq at Ohio State University
February 18, 1998</p>
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<pre><code> "No one has done what Saddam Hussein has done, or is thinking of doing. He is producing weapons of mass destruction, and he is qualitatively and quantitatively different from other dictators."
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<p>Madeleine Albright, President Clinton's Secretary of State
Town Hall Meeting on Iraq at Ohio State University
February 18, 1998</p>
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<p>CNN</a> - U.S. policy on Iraq draws fire in Ohio - February 18, 1998
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<pre><code> Regime change in Iraq has been official US policy since 1998. The Iraq Liberation Act of 1998, signed into law by President Clinton, states:
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<p>"It should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove the regime headed by Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq and to promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime." </p>
<p>Iraq Liberation Act of 1998
105th Congress, 2nd Session
September 29, 1998</p>
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<pre><code> In 2003, the United Nations scheduled Saddam's regime to chair the UN Conference on Disarmament. (Allied forces liberated Baghdad on April 9th, 2003, and Saddam was found hiding in a hole on December 12th, 2003.)
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<p>United Nations
January 16, 2003</p>
<p>Press Release</p>
<p>CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO OPEN 2003 SESSION ON 20 JANUARY</p>
<p>The Conference on Disarmament, the world's sole multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will open its 2003 session on Monday, 20 January, at the Palais des Nations. The first public plenary will take place at 10 a.m. Tuesday, 21 January.</p>
<p>The session will open under the presidency of Ambassador Rakesh Sood, Permanent Representative of India to the Conference on Disarmament. The presidency of the Conference rotates amongst its member States according to the English alphabetical order; each President holds office for four working weeks. During 2003, the presidency of the Conference also will be held by Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Ireland, and Israel. The Conference's annual session is divided into three parts. The first part of the session will conclude on 28 March; the second will run from 12 May to 27 June; and the third will be held from 28 July to 10 September.</p>
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<pre><code> Associated Press
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<p>February 13, 1999 </p>
<p>Bin Laden reportedly leaves Afghanistan, whereabouts unknown </p>
<p>Osama bin Laden, the Saudi millionaire accused by the United States of plotting bomb attacks on two U.S. embassies in Africa, has left Afghanistan, Afghan sources said Saturday. </p>
<p>Taliban authorities in the militia's southern stronghold of Kandahar refused to either confirm or deny reports that bin Laden had left the country. </p>
<p>Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has offered asylum to bin Laden, who openly supports Iraq against the Western powers. </p>
<p>Despite repeated demands from Washington, the Taliban refused to hand over bin Laden after the August 7 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, demanding proof of his involvement in terrorist activities. </p>
<p>The Taliban did promise that bin Laden would not use Afghanistan as a staging arena for terrorist activities.</p>
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<pre><code> An Iraqi man calls into a radio show, which had as a guest Andrea Buffa from "United for Peace & Justice," and tries to get her to answer a single question.
March 10, 2003
KVI 570 AM, Seattle, WA
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<p>CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Were we right to go to this war alone [sic], basically without the Europeans behind us [sic]? Was that something we had to do?</p>
<p>SENATOR JOHN EDWARDS (Democrat, North Carolina): I think that we were right to go. I think we were right to go to the United Nations. I think we couldn't let those who could veto in the Security Council hold us hostage. And I think Saddam Hussein being gone is good. Good for the American people, good for the security of that region of the world, and good for the Iraqi people.</p>
<p>MATTHEWS: If you think the decision, which was made by the president, when basically he saw the French weren't with us and the Germans and the Russians weren't with us, was he right to say, "We're going anyway"?</p>
<p>EDWARDS: I stand behind my support of that, yes.</p>
<p>MATTHEWS: You believe in that?</p>
<p>EDWARDS: Yes.</p>
<p>Senator John Edwards (Democrat, North Carolina)
During an interview on MSNBC's "Hardball"
October 13, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> The Guardian
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<p>February 6, 1999 </p>
<p>Saddam link to Bin Laden </p>
<p>By Julian Borger </p>
<p>Saddam Hussein's regime has opened talks with Osama bin Laden, bringing closer the threat of a terrorist attack using chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, according to US intelligence sources and Iraqi opposition officials. </p>
<p>The key meeting took place in the Afghan mountains near Kandahar in late December. The Iraqi delegation was led by Farouk Hijazi, Baghdad's ambassador in Turkey and one of Saddam's most powerful secret policemen, who is thought to have offered Bin Laden asylum in Iraq. </p>
<p>News of the negotiations emerged in a week when the US attorney general, Janet Reno, warned the Senate that a terrorist attack involving weapons of mass destruction was a growing concern. "There's a threat, and it's real," Ms Reno said, adding that such weapons "are being considered for use."</p>
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<pre><code> Dan Rather, anchorman for CBS News, appears on The David Letterman Show shortly after 9-11. The show had been off the air for a week.
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<p>Below are transcript excerpts.</p>
<p>RATHER: President Bush made what I think is his strongest statement yet when he went to the Pentagon this afternoon. He was Giuliani-esque -- I don't think he would mind me saying that, no. He looked the camera straight in the eye -- unblinking -- and said "Osama Dead or Alive."</p>
<p>[Audience applause]</p>
<p>RATHER: And with what we're dealing with here, which is not one man [Bin Laden], it's a hydra-headed operation that's in 55 countries around the world. Now granted, the focus is on, and we should understand, not just Afghanistan -- Afghanistan, Sudan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Libya.</p>
<p>RATHER: They hate America. They hate us. This is one thing that makes this war different. They don't want territory, they don't want what we got -- they want to kill us and destroy us. It's a heavy statement, but it's true -- they seek to accomplish our death. Death as a people, as a society, and a culture.</p>
<p>LETTERMAN: Why?</p>
<p>RATHER: Who can explain madmen, and who can explain evil.</p>
<p>RATHER: Saddam Hussein, if he isn't connect to this, he's connected to any other things. He's part of this 'Hate America' thing. You have to understand, Saddam Hussein is somebody I have sat this close, eye to eye.</p>
<p>LETTERMAN: The other day, Dick Cheney -- who to me seemed like the real deal -- Dick Cheney was talking about how counter-intelligence and espionage is dirty business, and maybe now we were going to have to get down in the mud with these people, and I thought well Holy God wasn't that the way it was supposed to be?</p>
<p>RATHER: This [war] will be long, the casualties will be greater. Let's face it, we've already had more casualties, I mean five thousand of our fellow Americans have been killed already. When we talk about casualties, we've suffered casualties, but there will be more. When we send out sons and daughters into this kind of war, into this Twilight Zone that they're going, there will be great casualties. Now, it remains to be seen whether we have the staying power, that's basically up to you, and me, and everybody in the audience, and every American, whether we have the staying power, whether we have the will to stay with it, is the big question. But you say 'Will it do anything?' I certainly think it can, but what would we think of ourselves if we didn't try.</p>
<p>RATHER: This will take years, this may very well take another four, eight, ten years. The world's view of us, in many places with many people, is we just don't have the stomach to stick anything out. Well, we were great during World War II, but this is a new generation, they're all spoiled.</p>
<p>Dan Rather, CBS News Anchor
Interview on "The David Letterman Show"
September 17, 2001</p>
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<p>Click Photo to Enlarge Newsweek
January 11, 1999 </p>
<p>Saddam + Bin Laden? America's two enemies are courting. </p>
<p>By Christopher Dickey, Gregory Vistica, and Russell Watson </p>
<p>In the no-fly zones of northern and southern Iraq, Saddam Hussein's gunners blindly fired surface-to-air missiles at patrolling American and British warplanes. In Yemen, terrorists seized a group of British Commonwealth and American tourists, and four of the hostages died in a shootout. In Tel Aviv, the US Embassy abruptly closed down after receiving a terrorist threat. Perhaps it was just a typical week in the Middle East. But in a region where no one puts much faith in blind coincidence, last week's conjunction of Iraqi antiaircraft fire and terrorism aimed at the countries that had just bombed Iraq convinced some that a new conspiracy was afoot. </p>
<p>Here's what is known so far: Saddam Hussein, who has a long record of supporting terrorism, is trying to rebuild his intelligence network overseas -- assets that would allow him to establish a terrorism network. US sources say he is reaching out to Islamic terrorists, including some who may be linked to Osama bin Laden, the wealthy Saudi exile accused of masterminding the bombing of two US embassies in Africa last summer. US intelligence has had reports of contacts between low-level agents. Saddam and bin Laden have interests -- and enemies -- in common. Both men want US military forces out of Saudi Arabia. Bin Laden has been calling for all-out war on Americans, using as his main pretext Washington's role in bombing and boycotting Iraq. Now bin Laden is engaged in something of a public-relations offensive, having granted recent interviews, one for NEWSWEEK. He says "any American who pays taxes to his government" is a legitimate target. </p>
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<pre><code> "There is a very easy way to prevent anyone from being put into harm's way, and that is for Saddam Hussein to disarm, and I have absolutely no belief that he will. I have to say that this is something I have followed for more than a decade.
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<p>For now nearly 20 years, the principal reason why women and children in Iraq have suffered, is because of Saddam's leadership.</p>
<p>The very difficult question for all of us, is how does one bring about the disarmament of someone with such a proven track record of a commitment, if not an obsession, with weapons of mass destruction.</p>
<p>I ended up voting for the Resolution after carefully reviewing the information and intelligence I had available, talking with people whose opinions I trusted, trying to discount political or other factors that I didn't believe should be in any way a part of this decision, and it is unfortunate that we are at the point of a potential military action to enforce the resolution. That is not my preference, it would be far preferable if we had legitimate cooperation from Saddam Hussein, and a willingness on his part to disarm, and to account for his chemical and biological storehouses.</p>
<p>With respect to whose responsibility it is to disarm Saddam Hussein, I do not believe that given the attitudes of many people in the world community today that there would be a willingness to take on very difficult problems were it not for United States leadership. And I am talking specifically about what had to be done in Bosnia and Kosovo, where my husband could not get a Security Council resolution to save the Kosovar Albanians from ethnic cleansing. And we did it alone as the United States, and we had to do it alone. It would have been far preferable if the Russians and others had agreed to do it through the United Nations -- they would not. I'm happy that, in the face of such horrible suffering, we did act."</p>
<p>Senator Hillary Clinton (Democrat, New York)
During a meeting with "Code Pink" at the US Capitol
March 6, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> "There is now no incentive for Hussein to comply with the inspectors or to refrain from using weapons of mass destruction to defend himself if the United States comes after him. And he will use them; we should be under no illusion about that."
Joseph Wilson, Advisor to John Kerry 2004 Presidential Campaign
In a Los Angeles Times editorial: "A 'Big Cat' With Nothing to Lose"
February 6, 2003; Page B17
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<p>BILL MOYERS: President Bush's recent speech to the American Enterprise Institute, he said, let me quote it to you. "The danger posed by Saddam Hussein and his weapons cannot be ignored or wished away." You agree with that?</p>
<p>JOE WILSON: I agree with that. Sure.</p>
<p>BILL MOYERS: "The danger must be confronted." You agree with that? "We would hope that the Iraqi regime will meet the demands of the United Nations and disarm fully and peacefully. If it does not, we are prepared to disarm Iraq by force. Either way, this danger will be removed. The safety of the American people depends on ending this direct and growing threat." You agree with that?</p>
<p>JOE WILSON: I agree with that. Sure. The President goes on to say in that speech, as he did in the State of the Union Address, is we will liberate Iraq from a brutal dictator. All of which is true.</p>
<pre><code>Joseph Wilson, Advisor to John Kerry 2004 Presidential Campaign
During an interview with Bill Moyers
February 28, 2003
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The Washington Post
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<p>January 23, 1999; Page A02</p>
<p>Official Cites Gains Against Bin Laden</p>
<p>By Vernon Loeb</p>
<p>Richard A. Clarke, the Clinton administration's senior counterterrorism official, provided new information in defense of President Clinton's decision to fire Tomahawk cruise missiles at the El Shifa pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum, Sudan, in retaliation for Osama bin Laden's role in the Aug. 7 embassy bombings.</p>
<p>While U.S. intelligence officials disclosed shortly after the missile attack that they had obtained a soil sample from the El Shifa site that contained a precursor of VX nerve gas, Clarke said that the U.S. government is "sure" that Iraqi nerve gas experts actually produced a powdered VX-like substance at the plant that, when mixed with bleach and water, would have become fully active VX nerve gas.</p>
<p>Clarke said U.S. intelligence does not know how much of the substance was produced at El Shifa or what happened to it. But he said that intelligence exists linking bin Laden to El Shifa's current and past operators, the Iraqi nerve gas experts, and the National Islamic Front in Sudan.</p>
<p>Given the evidence presented to the White House before the airstrike, Clarke said, the president "would have been derelict in his duties if he didn't blow up the facility."</p>
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<pre><code> "As a member of the House Intelligence Committee, I am keenly aware that the proliferation of chemical and biological weapons is an issue of grave importance to all nations. 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."
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<p>Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California)
Statement on US Led Military Strike Against Iraq
December 16, 1998</p>
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<pre><code> "Saddam Hussein certainly has chemical and biological weapons. There's no question about that."
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<p>Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California)
During an interview on "Meet The Press"
November 17, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "I come to this debate, Mr. Speaker, as one at the end of 10 years in office on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, where stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction was one of my top priorities. I applaud the President on focusing on this issue and on taking the lead to disarm Saddam Hussein. ... Others have talked about this threat that is posed by Saddam Hussein. Yes, he has chemical weapons, he has biological weapons, he is trying to get nuclear weapons."
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<p>Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi (Democrat, California)
Addressing the US House of Representatives
October 10, 2002
Congressional Record, p. H7777</p>
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<pre><code> "There's no question that Saddam Hussein is a threat to the United States and to our allies.
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<p>If Saddam persists in thumbing his nose at the inspectors, then we're clearly going to have to do something about it." </p>
<p>Howard Dean, Democratic Presidential Candidate
During an interview on "Face The Nation"
September 29, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "We stopped the fighting [in 1991] on an agreement that Iraq would take steps to assure the world that it would not engage in further aggression and that it would destroy its weapons of mass destruction. It has refused to take those steps. That refusal constitutes a breach of the armistice which renders it void and justifies resumption of the armed conflict."
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<p>Senator Harry Reid (Democrat, Nevada)
Addressing the US Senate
October 9, 2002
Congressional Record, p. S10145</p>
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<pre><code> "It is the duty of any president, in the final analysis, to defend this nation and dispel the security threat. Saddam Hussein has brought military action upon himself by refusing for 12 years to comply with the mandates of the United Nations. The brave and capable men and women of our armed forces and those who are with us will quickly, I know, remove him once and for all as a threat to his neighbors, to the world, and to his own people, and I support their doing so."
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<p>Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
Statement on eve of military strikes against Iraq
March 17, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> Wesley Clark, 2004 Democratic presidential candidate, discusses Saddam's WMD:
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<p>WESLEY CLARK: He does have weapons of mass destruction. </p>
<p>MILES O'BRIEN: And you could say that categorically? </p>
<p>WESLEY CLARK: Absolutely. </p>
<p>MILES O'BRIEN: All right, well, where are, where is, they've been there a long time and thus far we've got 12 empty casings. Where are all these weapons? </p>
<p>WESLEY CLARK: There's a lot of stuff hidden in a lot of different places, Miles, and I'm not sure that we know where it all is. People in Iraq do. The scientists know some of it. Some of the military, the low ranking military; some of Saddam Hussein's security organizations. There's a big organization in place to cover and deceive and prevent anyone from knowing about this. </p>
<p>Wesley Clark, Democratic Presidential Candidate
During an interview on CNN
January 18, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> "It appears that with the deadline for exile come and gone, Saddam Hussein has chosen to make military force the ultimate weapons inspections enforcement mechanism. If so, the only exit strategy is victory, this is our common mission and the world's cause."
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<p>Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
Statement on commencement of military strikes against Iraq
March 20, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> Senator John Edwards, when asked about "Axis of Evil" countries Iran, Iraq, and North Korea:
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<p>"I mean, we have three different countries that, while they all present serious problems for the United States -- they're dictatorships, they're involved in the development and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction -- you know, the most imminent, clear and present threat to our country is not the same from those three countries. I think Iraq is the most serious and imminent threat to our country." </p>
<p>Senator John Edwards (Democrat, North Carolina)
During an interview on CNN's "Late Edition"
February 24, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "Those who doubted whether Iraq or the world would be better off without Saddam Hussein, and those who believe today that we are not safer with his capture, don't have the judgment to be President, or the credibility to be elected President.
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<p>No one can doubt or should doubt that we are safer -- and Iraq is better -- because Saddam Hussein is now behind bars." </p>
<p>Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
Speech at Drake University in Iowa
December 16, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> John Edwards, while voting YES to the Resolution authorizing US military force against Iraq:
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<p>"Others argue that if even our allies support us, we should not support this resolution because confronting Iraq now would undermine the long-term fight against terrorist groups like Al Qaeda. Yet, I believe that this is not an either-or choice. Our national security requires us to do both, and we can." </p>
<p>Senator John Edwards (Democrat, North Carolina)
US Senate floor statement: "Authorization of the Use of
United States Armed Forces Against Iraq"
October 10, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein. And when the president made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him."
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<p>Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
During a Democratic Primary Debate at the University of South Carolina
May 3, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> "There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein's regime is a serious danger, that he is a tyrant, and that his pursuit of lethal weapons of mass destruction cannot be tolerated. He must be disarmed."
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<p>Senator Edward Kennedy (Democrat, Massachusetts)
Speech at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
September 27, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "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...
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<p>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." </p>
<p>Senator Hillary Clinton (Democrat, New York)
Addressing the US Senate
October 10, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> John Kerry, while voting YES to the Resolution authorizing US military force against Iraq:
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<p>"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." </p>
<p>Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
Addressing the US Senate
October 9, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "As a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, I firmly believe that the issue of Iraq is not about politics. It's about national security. We know that for at least 20 years, Saddam Hussein has obsessively sought weapons of mass destruction through every means available. We know that he has chemical and biological weapons today. He has used them in the past, and he is doing everything he can to build more. Each day he inches closer to his longtime goal of nuclear capability -- a capability that could be less than a year away.
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<p>The path of confronting Saddam is full of hazards. But the path of inaction is far more dangerous. This week, a week where we remember the sacrifice of thousands of innocent Americans made on 9-11, the choice could not be starker. Had we known that such attacks were imminent, we surely would have used every means at our disposal to prevent them and take out the plotters. We cannot wait for such a terrible event -- or, if weapons of mass destruction are used, one far worse -- to address the clear and present danger posed by Saddam Hussein's Iraq." </p>
<p>Senator John Edwards (Democrat, North Carolina)
US Senate floor statement: "Iraqi Dictator Must Go"
September 12, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime. We all know the litany of his offenses. He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. He miscalculated an eight-year war with Iran. He miscalculated the invasion of Kuwait. He miscalculated America's response to that act of naked aggression. He miscalculated the result of setting oil rigs on fire. He miscalculated the impact of sending scuds into Israel and trying to assassinate an American President. He miscalculated his own military strength. He miscalculated the Arab world's response to his misconduct. And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. That is why the world, through the United Nations Security Council, has spoken with one voice, demanding that Iraq disclose its weapons programs and disarm.
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<p>So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but it is not new. It has been with us since the end of the Persian Gulf War. </p>
<p>In U.N. Security Council Resolution 1441, the United Nations has now affirmed that Saddam Hussein must disarm or face the most serious consequences. Let me make it clear that the burden is resoundingly on Saddam Hussein to live up to the ceasefire agreement he signed and make clear to the world how he disposed of weapons he previously admitted to possessing." </p>
<p>Senator John Kerry (Democrat, Massachusetts)
Speech at Georgetown University
January 23, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> Congressman Gephardt links Saddam with the threat of terrorists nuking US cities:
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<p>BOB SCHIEFFER, Chief Washington Correspondent: And with us now is the Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt. Congressman, you supported taking military action in Iraq. Do you think now it was the right thing to do?</p>
<p>REP. RICHARD GEPHARDT, D-MO, Democratic Presidential Candidate: I do. I base my determination on what I heard from the CIA. I went out there a couple of times and talked to everybody, including George Tenet. I talked to people in the Clinton administration.</p>
<p>SCHIEFFER: Well, let me just ask you, do you feel, Congressman, that you were misled?</p>
<p>GEPHARDT: I don't. I asked very direct questions of the top people in the CIA and people who'd served in the Clinton administration. And they said they believed that Saddam Hussein either had weapons or had the components of weapons or the ability to quickly make weapons of mass destruction. What we're worried about is an A-bomb in a Ryder truck in New York, in Washington and St. Louis. It cannot happen. We have to prevent it from happening. And it was on that basis that I voted to do this.</p>
<p>Congressman Richard Gephardt (Democrat, Montana)
Interviewed on CBS News "Face the Nation"
November 2, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> "We have not reached parity with them. We have the right to kill 4 million Americans -- 2 million of them children -- and to exile twice as many and wound and cripple hundreds of thousands. Furthermore, it is our right to fight them with chemical and biological weapons, so as to afflict them with the fatal maladies that have afflicted the Muslims because of the [Americans'] chemical and biological weapons."
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<p>Islamic terrorist group "Al Qaeda"
June 12, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "[W]e have evidence of meetings between Iraqi officials and leaders of al Qaeda, and testimony that Iraqi agents helped train al Qaeda operatives to use chemical and biological weapons. We also know that al Qaeda leaders have been, and are now, harbored in Iraq.
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<p>Having reached the conclusion I have about the clear and present danger Saddam represents to the U.S., I want to give the president a limited but strong mandate to act against Saddam." </p>
<p>Senator Joseph Lieberman (Democrat, Connecticut)
In a Wall Street Journal editorial Lieberman authored titled: "Why Democrats Should Support the President on Iraq"
October 7, 2002</p>
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<p>"Dear Mr. President: ... 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 Iraq sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of mass destruction programs." </p>
<p>Sincerely, </p>
<p>John Kerry, Carl Levin, Joe Lieberman, Frank R. Lautenberg, Dick Lugar, Kit Bond, Jon Kyl, Chris Dodd, John McCain, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Alfonse D'Amato, Bob Kerrey, Pete V. Domenici, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara A. Mikulski, Thomas Daschle, John Breaux, Tim Johnson, Daniel K. Inouye, Arlen Specter, James Inhofe, Strom Thurmond, Mary L. Landrieu, Wendell Ford, Chuck Grassley, Jesse Helms, Rick Santorum. </p>
<p>Letter to President Clinton
Signed by Senators Tom Daschle, John Kerry and others
October 9, 1998</p>
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<pre><code> "Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to completely deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.
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<p>We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." </p>
<p>Al Gore, Former Clinton Vice-President
Speech to San Francisco Commonwealth Club
September 23, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> Al Gore said last night that the time had come for a "final reckoning" with Iraq, describing the country as a "virulent threat in a class by itself" and suggesting that the United States should consider ways to oust Saddam Hussein.
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<p>"Even if we give first priority to the destruction of terrorist networks, and even if we succeed, there are still governments that could bring us great harm. And there is a clear case that one of these governments in particular represents a virulent threat in a class by itself: Iraq. As far as I am concerned, a final reckoning with that government should be on the table."</p>
<p>The New York Times
Gore, Championing Bush, Calls For a 'Final Reckoning' With Iraq
February 13, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retained 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 capability. Intelligence reports also indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons, but has not yet achieved nuclear capability."
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<p>Robert C. Byrd
Former Ku Klux Klan recruiter, currently a US Senator (Democrat, West Virginia)
Addressing the US Senate
October 3, 2002</p>
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<pre><code> "Iraq appears not to have come to a genuine acceptance -- not even today -- of the disarmament, which was demanded of it and which it needs to carry out to win the confidence of the world and to live in peace."
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<p>Dr. Hans Blix, Chief UN Weapons Inspector
Addressing the UN Security Council
January 27, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> "The nerve agent VX is one of the most toxic ever developed.
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<p>13,000 chemical bombs were dropped by the Iraqi Air Force between 1983 and 1988, while Iraq has declared that 19,500 bombs were consumed during this period. Thus, there is a discrepancy of 6,500 bombs. The amount of chemical agent in these bombs would be in the order of about 1,000 tonnes." </p>
<p>Dr. Hans Blix, Chief UN Weapons Inspector
Addressing the UN Security Council
January 27, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> "The recent inspection find in the private home of a scientist of a box of some 3,000 pages of documents, much of it relating to the laser enrichment of uranium support a concern that has long existed that documents might be distributed to the homes of private individuals. ...we cannot help but think that the case might not be isolated and that such placements of documents is deliberate to make discovery difficult and to seek to shield documents by placing them in private homes."
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<p>Dr. Hans Blix, Chief UN Weapons Inspector
Addressing the UN Security Council
January 27, 2003</p>
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<pre><code> "I have mentioned the issue of anthrax to the Council on previous occasions and I come back to it as it is an important one.
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<p>Iraq has declared that it produced about 8,500 litres of this biological warfare agent, which it states it unilaterally destroyed in the summer of 1991. Iraq has provided little evidence for this production and no convincing evidence for its destruction. </p>
<p>There are strong indications that Iraq produced more anthrax than it declared, and that at least some of this was retained after the declared destruction date. It might still exist. Either it should be found and be destroyed under UNMOVIC supervision or else convincing evidence should be produced to show that it was, indeed, destroyed in 1991." </p>
<p>Dr. Hans Blix, Chief UN Weapons Inspector
Addressing the UN Security Council
January 27, 2003</p>
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