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To: GST who wrote (140938)	7/19/2004 9:59:53 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

The case made was "it's crazy to wait until we know for sure the threat is imminent - the only way to prove that is to wait for the smoking gun." I am reading the Senate Report, and they don't say "no WMD programs."

To: GST who wrote (140938)	7/19/2004 11:21:11 PM
From: Sig	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Will give you one guess as to who spoke these words in January 2003... hint- he is a Presidential candidate. <<<Second, without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime. We all know the litany of his offenses. He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation. He miscalculated an eight-year war with Iran. He miscalculated the invasion of Kuwait. He miscalculated America's response to that act of naked aggression. He miscalculated the result of setting oil rigs on fire. He miscalculated the impact of sending scuds into Israel and trying to assassinate an American President. He miscalculated his own military strength. He miscalculated the Arab world's response to his misconduct. And now he is miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. That is why the world, through the United Nations Security Council, has spoken with one voice, demanding that Iraq disclose its weapons programs and disarm. So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real, but it is not new. It has been with us since the end of the Persian Gulf War. I have no doubt of the outcome of war itself should it be necessary. We will win.>>> I like the part where he says the UNSC spoke with one voice and demanded that Saddam disarm- and they were not talking of guns and airplanes, but of WMD's So to the best knowledge of the UN Saddam had WMD's , else why bother to ask him to get rid of them.? And we could also ask what he meant by "consistant grasp for WMD's. IMO it means he either has them and is trying to keep them or he is trying to get them. Sig