WFB Wrote:
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> Prominent Democrats and what they had to say about
> Iraq and Saddam Hussein when Clinton was in
> office:
>
>
> "He will use those weapons of mass destruction
> again, as he has ten times since 1983."
> - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser,
> Feb, 18, 1998
>
> "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
>
> "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
>
> "There is no doubt that .. Saddam Hussein has
> invigorated his weapons programs. Reports indicate
> that biological, chemical and nuclear programs
> continue apace and may be back to pre-Gulf War
> status. In addition, Saddam continues to redefine
> delivery systems and is doubtless using the cover
> of a licit missile program to develop longer-range
> missiles that will threaten the United States and
> our allies."
> - Letter to President Bush, Signed by Sen. Bob
> Graham (D, FL,)
> and others, December 5, 2001
>
> "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
> mandated of the United Nations and is building
> weapons of mass destruction and the means of
> delivering them."
> - Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002
>
> "We know that he has stored secret supplies of
> biological and chemical weapons throughout his
> country."
> - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002
>
> "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
>
> "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
>
> "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
>
> "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
>
> "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
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