On October 8, 2003, at the 2003 Republican National Committee Presidential Gala in Washington, D.C., President George W. Bush said: “Yet it is now undeniable–undeniable–that Saddam Hussein was in clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1441 [which offered him a final opportunity to comply with its disarmament obligations]. It is undeniable that Saddam Hussein was a deceiver and a danger. The Security Council was right to demand that Saddam disarm. And America was right to enforce that demand.”
– Transcript, “Remarks by the President at the 2003 Republican National Committee Presidential Gala,” George W. Bush – White House Archives online, Oct. 8, 2003