JoeW
Senior Chief Petty Officer
- Joined
- Nov 8, 2003
- Messages
- 664
I wonder how many of these folks would admit to having said this.<br /><br /> "One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to<br />develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That<br />is our bottom line."<br /> - President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear.<br /> We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass<br />destruction program."<br /> - President Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "Iraq is a long way from [the USA], but what happens there matters a<br />great deal here.<br /> For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear,<br />chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest<br />security threat we face."<br /> - Madeline Albright, Feb 18, 1998<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten<br />times since 1983."<br /> - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "We urge you, after consulting with Congress, and consistent with the<br />U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary actions (including, if<br />appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi sites) to respond<br />effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its weapons of<br />mass destruction programs."<br /> - Letter to President Clinton, signed by Sens. Carl Levin,<br /> Tom Daschle, John Kerry, and others Oct. 9, 1998<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass<br />destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he<br />has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."<br /> - Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass<br />destruction and palaces for his cronies."<br /> - Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "There is no doubt that ... Saddam Hussein has invigorated his weapons<br />programs. Reports indicate that biological, chemical and nuclear programs<br />continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War status. In addition, Saddam<br />continues to redefine delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover of a<br />licit missile program to develop longer-range missiles that will threaten<br />the United States and our allies."<br /> - Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL,) and<br />others, December 5, 2001<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a<br />threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the<br />mandated of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction<br />and the means of delivering them."<br /> - Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical<br />weapons throughout his country."<br /> - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to<br />deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in<br />power."<br /> - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and<br />developing weapons of mass destruction."<br /> - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are<br />confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and<br />biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to<br />build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence<br />reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."<br /> - Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "I will be voting to give the President of the United States the<br />authority to use force-- if necessary-- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I<br />believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is<br />a real and grave threat to our security."<br /> - Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working<br />aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons<br />within the next five years We also should remember we have always<br />underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of<br />mass destruction."<br /> - Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years,<br />every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy<br />his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has<br />refused to do"<br /> - Henry Waxman (D, CA), Oct. 10, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show<br />that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological<br />weapons stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He<br />has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda<br />members .. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will<br />continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical<br />warfare,and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons."<br /> - Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that<br />Saddam Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity<br />for the production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."<br /> - Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002<br />----------------------------------------------------------<br /> "Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal,<br />murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime ... He presents a<br />particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to<br />miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to his<br />continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction<br />.... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is<br />real ..."<br /> - Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003
