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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
The problem with the WMD theory was there was no solid evidence to back it up, in fact all the solid evidence pointed the other way.
He did have them, he used them and he was an evil man.
But from that it was decided with no solid evidence that he still had them and was very likely to use them. What this theory was based on was peoples imagination.
The country was starving, the oil embargo was severely restricting revenue. But Saddam and his friends were building vast palaces that cost a fortune. WMDs are not cheap nor easy to build, so where was the evidence that he had them?
A drawing of what a mobile lab would look like, is not evidence.
As for politicians, they will say anything that will get the votes. The truth is not always the best thing to say when you have a scare monger screaming about a non existant danger and you're trying to get elected.
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he had them, he used them and wheres the evidence he still had them? the question should be wheres the evidence he destroyed them all? clinton bombed him in 1998 for kicking out the un weapons inspectors. where was the outrage then? the oil embargo was a joke aswell. didnt Kofi Annan's son work for a company illegally buying iraqi oil? i think the $1.7bil saddam got from these deals could of bought him some WMD. if you didnt demand solid proof from clinton, dont demand it from bush.
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Good evening.
Earlier today, I ordered America's armed forces to strike military and security targets in Iraq. They are joined by British forces. Their mission is to attack Iraq's nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its military capacity to threaten its neighbors.
Their purpose is to protect the national interest of the United States, and indeed the interests of people throughout the Middle East and around the world.
Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to threaten his neighbors or the world with nuclear arms, poison gas or biological weapons.
I want to explain why I have decided, with the unanimous recommendation of my national security team, to use force in Iraq; why we have acted now; and what we aim to accomplish.
Six weeks ago, Saddam Hussein announced that he would no longer cooperate with the United Nations weapons inspectors called UNSCOM. They are highly professional experts from dozens of countries. Their job is to oversee the elimination of Iraq's capability to retain, create and use weapons of mass destruction, and to verify that Iraq does not attempt to rebuild that capability.
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bush could of repeated this word for word and still of been called a liar.