In a radio address on September 13, 2002, President Bush said: ” ‘Saddam Hussein’s regime has proven itself a grave and gathering danger. To suggest otherwise is to hope against the evidence.’ ” – Jeffrey Record, Wanting War, Page 53 […]
9/13/2002
British House of Commons leader Robin Cook wrote in his diary on September 13, 2002: U.K. Prime Minister “Tony Blair deserves credit for persuading President Bush that he must take Iraq to the United Nations for multilateral agreement. It is the only point in the whole saga where it is possible to pinpoint a clear […]
9/12/2002
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “In his speech to the General Assembly on September 12, 2002, President Bush set out his veiw of the ‘grave and gathering danger’ posed by Saddam Hussein and challenged the UN to act to address Iraq’s failure to meet the obligations imposed by the Security […]
9/12/2002
As stated in “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry – Executive Summary”: “President Bush says he would put Iraqi non-compliance to the UN, paving the way for resolution 1441.” – Commissioned by the Prime Minister The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP, “The Report of the Iraq Inquiry: Executive Summary,” IraqInquiry.org.uk, Sept. 3, 2002 […]
9/12/2002
President George W. Bush, while speaking to the United Nations General Assembly: “In 1990, after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, the world imposed economic sanctions on Iraq. Those sanctions were maintained after the war to compel the regime’s compliance with Security Council resolutions. In time, Iraq was allowed to use oil revenues to buy food. Saddam Hussein […]
9/12/2002
President Bush addressed the UN General Assembly on September 12, 2002. ” ‘Our greatest fear,’ Bush went on to say, ‘is that terrorists will find a shortcut to their mad ambitions when an outlaw regime supplies them with the technologies to kill on a massive scale. In one place, in one regime, we find all […]
9/12/2002
A September 12, 2002, Washington Post article focused on the FBI’s Internet tip line, which was set up after the 9/11 attacks. “Within one year the FBI had received more than 400,000 tips from the public. Of these, 85,000 were classified as ‘lead worthy’ and sent to field offices or legal departments for investigation. This […]
9/12/2002
At the General Assembly of the UN on September 12, 2002, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said: ” ‘Efforts to obtain Iraq’s compliance with the [UN Security] Council’s resolutions must continue.’ The acceptance of weapons inspections was vital. ‘If Iraq’s defiance continues, the Security Council must face its responsibilities.’ “ – Hans Blix, Disarming Iraq, […]
9/12/2002
After President Bush made a speech to the UN General Assembly on September 12, 2002, claiming the United States would work with the UN to pressure Saddam Hussein, German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder said: ” ‘We need more peace, not more war… And that’s why, under my leadership, Germany will not participate.’ ” – Todd S. […]
9/12/2002
President Bush addressed the U.N. General Assembly on September 12, 2002, where he first brought the case for war against Iraq. “The president’s speech received polite applause from the assembled world leaders, but fervent approval from American politicians and the U.S. news media.” – Matthew M. Aid, The Secret Sentry, Page 236 […]