Since 09-15-06
What Did The Democrats Say About
Iraq's WMD?
Since 09-15-06
JANUARY 30, 2004 | Document Location: http://www.glennbeck.com/news/01302004.shtml
"Without question, we need to disarm
Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime
... He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently
prone to miscalculation ... And now he is miscalculating America's response to
his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction
... So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real..."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Jan. 23. 2003 | Source
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"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 real and grave threat to our security."
- Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002 | Source
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"One way or the other, we are determined
to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the
missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line."
- President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 |
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"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to
use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed
by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program."
- President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998 |
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"We must stop Saddam from ever again
jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass
destruction."
- Madeline Albright, Feb 1, 1998 |
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"[W]e urge you, after consulting with
Congress, and consistent with the U.S. Constitution and laws, to take necessary
actions (including, if appropriate, air and missile strikes on suspect Iraqi
sites) to respond effectively to the threat posed by Iraq's refusal to end its
weapons of mass destruction programs."
Letter to President Clinton.
- (D) Senators Carl Levin, Tom Daschle, John Kerry, others, Oct. 9, 1998 |
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"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the
development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to
countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection
process."
- Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998 | Source
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"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his
money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies."
- Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999 |
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"We begin with the common belief that
Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the
region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons
of mass destruction and th! e means of delivering them."
- Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002 | Source
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"We know that he has stored secret
supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 |
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"Iraq's search for weapons of mass
destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will
continue for as long as Saddam is in power."
- Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 |
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"We have known for many years that Saddam
Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002 | Source
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"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq
in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles
of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash
course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities.
Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons..."
- Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002 | Source
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"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 ... We also
should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in
development of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D, WV), Oct 10, 2002 |
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"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that
Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock,
his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid,
comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members ... It is
clear, however, that if left unchecked, Saddam Hussein will continue to increase
his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to
develop nuclear weapons."
- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D, NY), Oct 10, 2002 |
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"We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam
Hussein has, and has had for a number of years, a developing capacity for the
production and storage of weapons of mass destruction."
- Sen. Bob Graham (D, FL), Dec. 8, 2002 |
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