“…when both houses of Congress passed the resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq in October [11] 2002, more than 180 members cited the possible Iraqi nuclear threat as a reason for supporting the resolution, and a number of senators specifically cited the British report of Iraqi efforts to purchase uranium yellowcake.” – Stefan […]
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10/11/2002
Senator Feingold on his reasoning for voting against the invasion of Iraq, “Given what we knew about Saddam Hussein (and we knew quite a lot), the important thing was whether it made any sense for him to coordinate with the likes of Osama bin Laden or to guarantee his own destruction by launching an independent […]
10/11/2002
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary:” “US Congress authorises use of force in Iraq.” – Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, Oct. 11, 2002 […]
10/11/2002
“On October 11, 2002, Congress voted on a resolution authorizing the use of U.S. armed forces against Iraq. It passed with a large majority.” – Andrew Langley, Bush, Blair, and Iraq: Days of Decision, Page 27 […]
10/11/2002
“…the only reason given by Congress in its October 11, 2002, joint resolution authorizing war [with Iraq] was national security, nothing else. The resolution read: ‘The president is authorized to use the armed forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to defend the national security of the […]
10/11/2002
Regarding the Iraq war vote on October 11, 2002: “In the House of Representatives, 81 Democrats voted for the war, 126 against it; no Republican voted against it. In the Senate, 29 Democrats voted for the war, 21 against it, and only one Republican voted against it.” – Vincent Bugliosi, The Prosecution of George W. […]
10/11/2002
On October 11, 2002, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) “openly accused the Bush administration of deliberately sabotaging their efforts to create an independent commission appointed by Congress to investigate 9/11, suggesting the administration was afraid the investigation might turn up government failure. McCain said, ‘Every bureaucracy in this town is scared to […]
10/10/2002
According to the Congressional Record from October 10, 2002, Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) said: ” ‘Saddam Hussein is a menace to the whole region of the Middle East and a vicious tyrant who harms and oppresses his own people. He has waged war against neighboring nations, and he has attacked the people of his own […]
10/10/2002
According to the Congressional Record from October 10, 2002, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) said: ” ‘Saddam Hussein is an evil man, a dictator who oppresses his people and flouts the mandate of the international community. While this behavior is reprehensible, it is Hussein’s vigorous pursuit of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, and his present and […]
10/10/2002
In her floor speech to Congress on October 10, 2002, Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) said: ” ‘Saddam Hussein is a tyrant who has tortured and killed his own people, even his own family members, to maintain his iron grip on power. He used chemical weapons on Iraqi Kurds and on Iranians, killing over 20,000 people. […]