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The U.S. knows enough about the threat Iraq represents to more than justify an attack on Saddam Hussein, Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott said after a closed door briefing Tuesday with National Security Condoleeza Rice and CIA officials. "I don't want us to be in a position weeks or months from now saying, 'How come you didn't connect the dots? What did you know and when did you know it?' We know plenty right now," Lott, (R-Miss), told reporters. Lott added that he wants the White House to send Congress language on an Iraq resolution by the week of September...

'Decisive Response' Needed to Iraq Threat - Cheney Thu Jun 6, 6:07 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney said on Thursday there was a growing danger of terrorist groups acquiring weapons of mass destruction the United States says are being developed in Iraq and that this required a decisive response. "This gathering danger requires the most careful, deliberate and decisive response by Americans and our allies," Cheney said in a speech to the National Association of Homebuilders. Cheney said the United States was increasingly concerned about the possibility that militant groups such as al Qaeda would link...