Well, I know this is going to be flamed, to death, by the hordes of angry Liberals on this board...but last I checked this is America and should be able to say my piece against the will of the masses without being too grossly persecuted. So here I go.......
Saddam undoubtedly had WMD in '91. This is known.
After the Gulf War, the U.N. enforced sanctions against any future WMD activities. This is known....something like 18 different times in all, if I'm not mistaken.
'96 the head of Saddams WMD program, Camel (sp?), helped inspectors find illegal stockpiles of weapons that Saddam denied having. More sanctions were levied, inspections increased, and by the end of it all Qusay, Saddam?s son, had Camel's head on a golden plate for treason. Qusay begins to take over Camels duties.
97-98 Saddam played cat and mouse and kicked the inspectors out of his country.
Current American president, Bill Clinton, along with the U.N. decided to validate force against Saddam for yet again violating his obligations.
"Saddam's goal ... is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not and we will not let him succeed." -- Madeline Albright, 1998
"(Saddam) will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and some day, some way, I am certain he will use that arsenal again, as he has 10 times since 1983" -- National Security Adviser Sandy Berger, Feb 18, 1998
"The community of nations may see more and more of the very kind of threat Iraq poses now: a rogue state with weapons of mass destruction, ready to use them or provide them to terrorists. If we fail to respond today, Saddam and all those who would follow in his footsteps will be emboldened tomorrow." -- Bill Clinton in 1998
Bombings commenced.
More U.N. sanctions were levied.
Qusay still leads Saddams military programs.
Inspectors begin inspecting, again?..
One?..
Two?.
Skip a few??.(numerous American targets attacked by terrorists)
1999- Saddam defies U.N. sanctions, again, by creating Al Summod II missiles, which surpassed his allotted distance quota.
2001---WTC attacked, again, but this time successful in killing thousands of Americans. (not by Saddam's doing apparently)
Either way, panick commences..............
War on terror begins...................
Somewhere on the way to Afghanistan Iraq gets brought up, again.............
"Saddam Hussein's regime represents a grave threat to America and our allies, including our vital ally, Israel. For more than two decades, Saddam Hussein has sought weapons of mass destruction through every available means. We know that he has chemical and biological weapons. He has already used them against his neighbors and his own people, and is trying to build more. We know that he is doing everything he can to build nuclear weapons, and we know that each day he gets closer to achieving that goal." -- John Edwards, Oct 10, 2002
"The debate over Iraq is not about politics. It is about national security. It should be clear that our national security requires Congress to send a clear message to Iraq and the world: America is united in its determination to eliminate forever the threat of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction." -- John Edwards, Oct 10, 2002
"Iraq does pose a serious threat to the stability of the Persian Gulf and we should organize an international coalition to eliminate his access to weapons of mass destruction. Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to completely deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." -- Al Gore, 2002
"The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but as I said, it is not new. It has been with us since the end of that war, and particularly in the last 4 years we know after Operation Desert Fox failed to force him to reaccept them, that he has continued to build those weapons. He has had a free hand for 4 years to reconstitute these weapons, allowing the world, during the interval, to lose the focus we had on weapons of mass destruction and the issue of proliferation." -- John Kerry, October 9, 2002
Operation ?Enduring Freedom? commences?????
One year later partisan bickering and hindsight 50/50 initiated?????
Now the country is divided like some type of Super Bowl sporting event????
Mockery thoroughly confused.
For any info on Iraq WMD profiles please visit
http://www.iraqwatch.org
Thank you
