In the Congressional Record from October 10, 2002, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) stated: ” ‘There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years. And that may happen sooner if he can obtain access to enriched uranium from foreign sources–something […]
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10/10/2002
In the Congressional Record from October 10, 2002, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) stated: ” ‘Saddam has misjudged what he can get away with, and how the United States and the world will respond, many times before. At the end of the day, we cannot let the security of American citizens rest in the hands of […]
10/9/2002
The Congressional Record from October 9, 2002, reflects that Massachusetts Democratic Senator John Kerry (D-MA) said: ” ‘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 […]
10/9/2002
After voting for the use-of-force resolution in Iraq, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) said, on October 9, 2002: ” ‘When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in […]
10/9/2002
“American officials have recently documented contacts between Iraqi and Al Qaeda agents, as well as ‘solid evidence of the presence in Iraq of Al Qaeda members, including some that have been in Baghdad,’ according to CIA director George Tenet [in a letter he sent to Senator Bob Graham (D-FL), chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, […]
10/9/2002
In an interview with Larry King on October 9, 2002, Secretary of State Colin Powell said, regarding Saddam Hussein: ” ‘We do know that he has stocks of biological weapons…’ ” – Karen DeYoung, Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell, Page 412 […]
10/9/2002
” ‘I agree that Iraq presents a genuine threat, especially in the form of weapons of mass destruction: chemical, biological and potentially nuclear weapons,’ said Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), one of the most forceful opponents of the [Bush] administration [in a speech on the Senate floor on October 9, 2002].” – Craig Unger, The Fall of […]
10/9/2002
“Senator John Kerry [D-MA] said [on October 9, 2002]. ‘When I vote to give the president of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat.’ […]
10/9/2002
On October 9, 2002, Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) said: ” ‘Saddam Hussein’s belligerent intentions and his possession and ongoing development of weapons of mass destruction to fulfill those intentions make him a clear and present danger to the United States and the world.’ ” – Karl Rove, Courage and Consequence, Pages 333-334 […]
10/8/2002
“On an October [8] 2002 tape, a voice thought to be [al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman] al-Zawahiri’s said, ‘America and its deputies should know that their crimes will not go unpunished. … The settlement of this overburdened account will indeed be heavy. We will also aim to continue, by permission of Allah, the destruction of the […]