In the lead up to war, President Bush argued that America must invade
Iraq because it possessed weapons of mass destruction. For example, on
9/28/02 President Bush said, "the Iraqi regime possesses biological and
chemical weapons."[1] On 10/7/02, President Bush said, "Iraq is
reconstituting its nuclear weapons program."[2] Long after it became clear
that there were no stockpiles of WMD in Iraq, President Bush has continued
to insist that before the invasion "Iraq was a gathering threat."[3]
A comprehensive 1000-page report to be released today by the Bush
administration's handpicked weapons inspector, Charles A. Duelfer, will
reveal "Saddam Hussein posed a diminishing threat at the time the United
States invaded and did not possess, or have concrete plans to develop,
nuclear, chemical or biological weapons" according to the Washington
Post.[4] According to Duelfer's report, U.N. sanctions prevented Hussein
from reconstituting his weapons programs.[5]
Sources:
1. "Radio Address by the President to the Nation," The White House,
09/28/02,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1214970&l=61151.
2. "President Bush Outlines Iraqi Threat," The White House, 10/07/02,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1214970&l=61152.
3. "Remarks by the President at Victory 2004 Rally," The White House,
09/16/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1214970&l=61153.
4. Report Discounts Iraqi Arms Threat, Washington Post, 10/06/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1214970&l=61154.
5. Ibid,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1214970&l=61154.
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