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"Why is Saddam Hussein attempting to develop nuclear weapons when most nations don’t even try? ... According to intelligence, Iraq has chemical and biological weapons ... Iraq is developing unmanned aerial vehicles capable of delivering chemical and biological warfare agents ...” | "Why is Saddam Hussein attempting to develop nuclear weapons when most nations don’t even try? ... According to intelligence, Iraq has chemical and biological weapons ... Iraq is developing unmanned aerial vehicles capable of delivering chemical and biological warfare agents ...” | ||
"When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region. I will vote yes because I believe it is the best way to hold Saddam Hussein accountable." | "When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region. I will vote yes because I believe it is the best way to hold Saddam Hussein accountable."(Oct. 9, 2002) [[Congressional Record, V. 148, Pt. 14, October 2, 2002 to October 9, 2002, P. 19701][http://books.google.com/books?id=Ja96v7i_4hAC&pg=PA19701&lpg=PA19701&dq=Why+is+Saddam+Hussein+attempting+to+develop+nuclear+weapons+when+most+nations+don%E2%80%99t+even+try?&source=bl&ots=vpjY0XVweC&sig=M2fZMiKIFI9FXijLm8Ix6U34ih8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U4XjT9exK9Lr0QHP88H0Aw&ved=0CGIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Why%20is%20Saddam%20Hussein%20attempting%20to%20develop%20nuclear%20weapons%20when%20most%20nations%20don%E2%80%99t%20even%20try%3F&f=false]] | ||
(Oct. 9, 2002) [[Congressional Record, V. 148, Pt. 14, October 2, 2002 to October 9, 2002, P. 19701][http://books.google.com/books?id=Ja96v7i_4hAC&pg=PA19701&lpg=PA19701&dq=Why+is+Saddam+Hussein+attempting+to+develop+nuclear+weapons+when+most+nations+don%E2%80%99t+even+try?&source=bl&ots=vpjY0XVweC&sig=M2fZMiKIFI9FXijLm8Ix6U34ih8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U4XjT9exK9Lr0QHP88H0Aw&ved=0CGIQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Why%20is%20Saddam%20Hussein%20attempting%20to%20develop%20nuclear%20weapons%20when%20most%20nations%20don%E2%80%99t%20even%20try%3F&f=false]] | |||
Revision as of 08:40, 28 August 2012
On the Iraq War
"Why is Saddam Hussein attempting to develop nuclear weapons when most nations don’t even try? ... According to intelligence, Iraq has chemical and biological weapons ... Iraq is developing unmanned aerial vehicles capable of delivering chemical and biological warfare agents ...”
"When I vote to give the President of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein, it is because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a threat, and a grave threat, to our security and that of our allies in the Persian Gulf region. I will vote yes because I believe it is the best way to hold Saddam Hussein accountable."(Oct. 9, 2002) [[Congressional Record, V. 148, Pt. 14, October 2, 2002 to October 9, 2002, P. 19701][1]]