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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (26819)	1/18/2005 2:30:05 AM
From: Sully-	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

President Discusses Growing Danger posed by Saddam Hussein's Regime September 14, 2002 ....He has broken every pledge he made to the United Nations and the world since his invasion of Kuwait was rolled back in 1991. Sixteen times the United Nations Security Council has passed RESOLUTIONs designed to ensure that Iraq does not pose a threat to international peace and security. Saddam Hussein has violated every one of these 16 RESOLUTIONs -- not once, but many times. Saddam Hussein's regime continues to support terrorist groups and to oppress its civilian population. It refuses to account for missing Gulf War personnel, or to end illicit trade outside the U.N.'s oil-for-food program. And although the regime agreed in 1991 to destroy and stop developing all weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles, it has broken every aspect of this fundamental pledge..... whitehouse.gov

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (26819)	1/18/2005 2:32:36 AM
From: Sully-	Respond to of 90947

Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the DCI on Iraq’s WMD Regime Strategic Intent Key Findings ...."We will never lower our heads as long as we live, even if we have to destroy everybody." Saddam Husayn, January 1991 Saddam Husayn so dominated the Iraqi Regime that its strategic intent was his alone. He wanted to end sanctions while preserving the capability to reconstitute his weapons of mass destruction (WMD) when sanctions were lifted..... ....Saddam wanted to recreate Iraq’s WMD capability— after sanctions were removed and Iraq’s economy stabilized, but probably with a different mix of capabilities to that which previously existed. Saddam aspired to develop a nuclear capability—in an incremental fashion, irrespective of international pressure and the resulting economic risks—but he intended to focus on ballistic missile and tactical chemical warfare (CW) capabilities..... ....Iraq Survey Group (ISG) judges that events in the 1980s and early 1990s shaped Saddam’s belief in the value of WMD.... cia.gov