[LEMONS] 6.17.2003
Say Again?
"As a result of Saddam Hussein's failure to disarm and his possession of weapons of mass destruction," White House press secretary Ari Fleischer said, Bush "has come to the determination that the only way to enforce the United Nations resolution now is through the use of force." (Source: The Boston Globe 03/20/2003)"The president also believes that there is a gathering threat from Iraq; that the failure by Saddam Hussein to disarm of his weapons of mass destruction presents a threat to the security of the United States, and therefore, he has come to the conclusion that after exhausting the diplomacy, that military force must be used if Saddam Hussein does not get out of the country." -- Ari Fleischer (Source: Federal News Service 03/19/2003)
Bush said Hussein has weapons of mass destruction that he might give to groups such as Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terror organization. Hussein acknowledged Monday that Iraq once had such weapons, during the 1980s, but said it no longer possessed any. (Source: Detroit Free Press 03/18/2003)
"Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised. This regime has already used weapons of mass destruction against Iraq's neighbors and against Iraq's people. The regime has a history of reckless aggression in the Middle East. It has a deep hatred of America and our friends and it has aided, trained and harbored terrorists, including operatives of Al Qaeda. The danger is clear: Using chemical, biological or, one day, nuclear weapons obtained with the help of Iraq, the terrorists could fulfill their stated ambitions and kill thousands or hundreds of thousands of innocent people in our country or any other." -- President George W. Bush (Source: CNN 03/17/2003)
"Our mission is clear in Iraq," Bush said. "Should we have to go in, our mission is very clear: disarmament." (Source: Orlando Sentinel 03/07/2003)
"In Iraq, a dictator is building and hiding weapons that could enable him to dominate the Middle East and intimidate the civilized world, and we will not allow it," Bush said. (Source: Associated Press 02/28/2003)
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