“A PNAC [Project for the New American Century] letter of May [29] 1998 addressed to the Speaker of the House [Newt Gingrich (R-GA)] and the Senate Majority Leader [Trent Lott (R-MS)] stated, ‘[T]he only way to protect the United States and its allies from the threat of weapons of mass destruction’ was to ‘put in place policies that would lead to the removal of Saddam Hussein and his regime from power.’ ”
– Stefan Halper and Jonathan Clarke, America Alone, Page 101