Iraq Had WMDs

Madeline Albright

"For the risk that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face. And it is a threat against which we must and will stand firm." (1998) [1]

Sandy Berger

"He will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and some day, some way, he will use that arsenal again as he has done ten times since 1983. (1998). [2]

Joe Biden

"We know he continues to gain access to additional capability, including nuclear capability. (8/4/2002). [3]

"Saddam is dangerous. the world would be a better place without him. The reason he poses a growing danger to the United States and it's allies is that he possesses chemical and biological weapons and is seeking with his two billion dollars a year, which is illegally skimmed from the U.N. fund for food (Oil for Food Program) that he is seeking nuclear weapons. For years now he has prevented the UN inspectors from uncovering those weapons and verifying Iraq's disarmament. He is in violation of the terms he agreed to allowing him to stay in power." (October, 2002) [4]

Hillary Clinton

"It is clear 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. Should he succeed in that endeavor, he could alter the political and security landscape of the Middle East which we know all too well effects American security." [5]

Jack Conway

"I support the president on Iraq. I support our commander-in-chief in the area of foreign affairs. I am glad we went through this process. President Bush went to the congress. He asked for authorization to continue the war on terror by going into Iraq. I am glad we had the process with congress. I am glad that congress asked him to work with our strategic international partners. He asked them to work with the U.N. I think we should go to the U.N. and get as many partners as we can. Hopefully the entire security council and then move forward against Saddam Hussein. You have to reach across the aisle in situations like this and I would have been among the 40% of democrats who voted for the resolution in Iraq. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-13-7Aj2ks

Dianne Feinstein

"The intelligence was very conclusive: Saddam possessed biological and chemical weapons." [6]

Rodney Frelinghuysen

"In Saddam Hussein our nation faces another grave challenge. He is armed and very dangerous. Like other terrorists, his regime is a threat to our everyday existence. We must do everything possible to ensure that our children do not grow up in a nation and in a world that fears his weapons of mass destruction. Iraq persists in violating UN resolutions on almost a daily basis. Saddam Hussein, as the world knows well, is a barbarian who has used nerve gas on tens of thousands of his own people. [7] (6:10:51 timestamp)

Newt Gingrich

Timeline of support for Iraq War

Al Gore

"There should be no doubt Saddam's ability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction poses a grave threat to the peace of that region and the security of the world." [8]

Lindsey Graham

"I am very proud of what we have been able to accomplish in Iraq and I am very sad that we made so many mistakes on the way. We never had enough troops, we were stubborn about adjusting our policies on the ground but we finally did." [9]

Sean Hannity

"I still believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq" (2016) [10]

John Kerry

"When he was a senator, Chuck Hagel, and when I was a senator, we opposed the president's decision to go into Iraq but we know full well how that evidence was used to persuade all of us that authority ought to be given." [11]

William Kristol

"Whether or not we remove Saddam Hussein from power will shape the contours of the emerging world order, perhaps for decades to come. Either it will be a world order conducive to our liberal democratic principles and our safety, or it will be one where brutal, well-armed tyrants are allowed to hold democracy and international security hostage. Not to take on Saddam would ensure that regimes implicated in terror and developing weapons of mass destruction will be a constant--and growing--feature of our world." [12]

John McCain

"We're going to win this victory. Tragically we're going to lose American lives but it will be brief. We're going to find out massive evidence of weapons of mass destruction and we're going to find the incredible brutalities that this dictator has inflicted on the Iraqi people." (2/21/03) [13]

"Every intelligence agency in the world, including the Russian, French, including the Israeli, all had reached the same conclusion, and that was that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction." [14]

Benjamin Netanyahu

"Every indication we have is that he is pursuing with every ounce of effort the establishment of weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons. Saddam is hellbent on achieving atomic capabilities as soon as he can. [15]

"There is no question whatsoever that Saddam is seeking, working, and advancing towards the development of nuclear weapons. If and once Saddam has nuclear weapons, the terror network will have nuclear weapons."[16]

"We have two threats, one of them we focus on are the regimes like Iraq and Iran who are feverishly arming themselves with ballistic missiles, biological and atomic warheads, which they are trying to secure. That is a grave danger for the entire world. I have been trying to alert the world of that danger, including the technology and ballistic technology from Russia. (September 24th, 1998) [17]

"The question is really how do we ensure that these weapons of destruction, these missiles, these chemical weapons the nuclear program that he is fast accelerating in Iraq, that these do not pose a threat in the aftermath of the crisis assuming he gets out of Kuwait. (12/6/1990) [18]

Nancy Pelosi

"Saddam Hussein certainly has chemical and biological weapons. There is no question about that. (2002). [19]

Mike Pence

"When and not if, but when Saddam creates and uses nuclear weapons. What will we tell the American people then? Will we tell them that we did not realize that Saddam had not finished his war against America?" [20]

Jay Rockefeller

"There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons. (2002). [21]

Marco Rubio

"I don't think it was [a mistake to go to war in Iraq]. The world is a better place because Saddam Hussein doesn't run Iraq." "It was not a mistake [to go to war in Iraq]. The president was presented with intelligence that

Chuck Schumer

"Saddam Hussein is an evil man, a dictator who oppresses his people and flouts the mandate of the international community. While this behavior is reprehensible, it is Hussein's vigorous pursuit of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons and his present and future potential support for terrorist actions and organizations that make him a danger to the people." [22]

Pete Sessions

"The Iraqis have indicated through their administration through the constant threat against the United States that they intend to harm the United States and it's interests around the globe."[23]

Jeff Sessions

"Being successful in Iraq is critical to our national interests, our foreign policy. It's critical to our allies in the region. It's critical to the people of Iraq. But, mainly, it's critical to our own legitimate national interests. And we are going to have to go through, for years to come, a tough battle between these terrorists who will attack our homeland, attack our bases around the world, attack our soldiers.And we have got to continue to stay firm. I wish it weren't so. I wish we could avoid this problem. But there's no way it's going to happen. And there's nothing this nation can do but to stay strong and resolute. And we will prevail, if we do." [24]

Jeanne Shaheen

"I have supported the president and his efforts to disarm Saddam Hussein. I think Iraq poses a threat to the region, he poses a threat abroad and here at home. The fact is, Saddam Hussein over the last 11 years has refused to obey 16 U.N. resolutions." [25]

"I think we need to take a very strong stand on Iraq. Saddam Hussein represents a danger to our interests in the Middle East, he represents a danger to us, and we need to disarm him." [26]

Paul Wolfowitz

"It is a lie to say that president Bush lied. People told the truth as best as we understood it. [27]

Resources

http://mindprod.com/politics/iraqlies.html

Israeli Perspective on Conflict With Iraq

Democrats Hypocrisy Over Iraq War

Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002

C-Span Video of 2002 Military Action Debate

Background on Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002