In a speech on the House floor on April 22, 2004, Representative Ron Paul (R-TX) said: “Evidence has shown that there was no connection between Saddam Hussein and the guerilla attacks on New York and Washington, and since no weapons of mass destruction were found, other reasons are given for invading Iraq. The real reasons are either denied or ignored: oil, neo-conservative empire building, and our support for Israel over the Palestinians.”
– Ron Paul, “THE REAL LESSONS OF 9/11 (House of Representatives–April 22, 2004),” The Library of Congress, April 22, 2004