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To: jdm
And I guess it was also Rockefeller who claimed nukes were near....

Statement of Senator John D. Rockefeller IV on the Senate Floor On the Iraq Resolution

October 10, 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. And that may happen sooner if he can obtain access to enriched uranium from foreign sources -- something that is not that difficult in the current world. We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction.

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But this isn’t just a future threat. Saddam’s existing biological and chemical weapons capabilities pose a very real threat to America, now. Saddam has used chemical weapons before, both against Iraq’s enemies and against his own people. He is working to develop delivery systems like missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles that could bring these deadly weapons against U.S. forces and U.S. facilities in the Middle East.

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There has been some debate over how "imminent" a threat Iraq poses. I do believe that Iraq poses an imminent threat, but I also believe that after September 11, that question is increasingly outdated. It is in the nature of these weapons, and the way they are targeted against civilian populations, that documented capability and demonstrated intent may be the only warning we get. To insist on further evidence could put some of our fellow Americans at risk. Can we afford to take that chance? We cannot!

9 posted on 03/03/2008 6:39:45 AM PST by digger48 (http://prorev.com/legacy.htm)
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To: digger48

Bookmarking to send to RUSH!


18 posted on 03/03/2008 7:52:55 AM PST by roses of sharon (Who will be McCain's maverick?)
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