IMMINENT THREAT: All The Admin Quotes You Need To See

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IMMINENT THREAT: All The Admin Quotes You Need To See

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PRESIDENT BUSH

� He is a dangerous man who possesses the world's most dangerous weapons. (March 22, 2002)

� What I do believe the American people understand is that weapons of mass destruction in the hands of leaders such as Saddam Hussein are very dangerous for ourselves, our allies. (Aug. 10, 2002)

� But Americans need to know I'll be making up my mind based upon the latest intelligence and how best to protect our own country, plus our friends and allies. (Aug. 16, 2002)

� The decision is how to disarm an outlaw regime that continues to posses and develop weapons of mass destruction. (Letter, Sept. 4, 2002)

� Saddam Hussein is a serious threat. He is a significant problem. And it's something that this country must deal with. (Comments, Sept. 4, 2002)

� In one place � in one regime � we find all these dangers, in their most lethal and aggressive forms, exactly the kind of aggressive threat the United Nations was born to confront. (Sept. 12, 2002)

� Speaking about barbaric regimes, we must deal with probably one of the most � not probably � one of the most real threats we face, and that is the idea of a barbaric regime teaming up with a terrorist network and providing weapons of mass destruction, to hold the United States and our allies and our friends blackmail�. It is time for us to deal with the true threats, it's time with us to deal with Saddam Hussein, it's time for us to secure the peace. (Sept. 17, 2002)

� The danger to our country is grave and it is growing. The Iraqi regime possesses biological and chemical weapons, is rebuilding the facilities to make more and, according to the British government, could launch a biological or chemical attack in as little as 45 minutes after the order is given. The regime has long-standing and continuing ties to terrorist groups, and there are Al Qaeda terrorists inside Iraq. This regime is seeking a nuclear bomb, and with fissile material could build one within a year. (Sept. 28, 2002)

� It possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons. While there are many dangers in the world, the threat from Iraq stands alone � because it gathers the most serious dangers of our age in one place. Iraq's weapons of mass destruction are controlled by a murderous tyrant who has already used chemical weapons to kill thousands of people. The danger is already significant, and it only grows worse with time. If we know Saddam Hussein has dangerous weapons today � and we do � does it make any sense for the world to wait to confront him as he grows even stronger and develops even more dangerous weapons? Knowing these realities, America must not ignore the threat gathering against us. Facing clear evidence of peril, we cannot wait for the final proof � the smoking gun � that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

(Oct. 7, 2002)

� Intelligence gathered by this and other governments leaves no doubt that the Iraq regime continues to possess and conceal some of the most lethal weapons ever devised. (March 17, 2003)

VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY

� Deliverable weapons of mass destruction in the hands of a terror network or a murderous dictator or the two working together constitutes as grave a threat as can be imagined. The risks of inaction are far greater than the risk of action.

(Aug. 27, 2002)

� Saddam Hussein promised the U.N. that he would destroy and cease further development of weapons of mass destruction and long-range missiles, and that he would submit to unrestricted inspections. He has flatly broken these pledges, producing chemical and biological weapons, aggressively pursuing a nuclear weapons program and working to develop long-range ballistic missiles.

(Sept. 27, 2002)

SECRETARY OF STATE

COLIN L. POWELL

� We know that he has been working hard on developing a means to disseminate those weapons. He had artillery, he had rockets, and I'm sure he is looking at other technologies. We have evidence that he has been looking at aerial vehicles�. Just having � a stockpile doesn't do you any good; you have to have a means of delivering it. And that's what concerns us. (Sept. 8, 2002)

Source: Times research

Los Angeles Times

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2026&e=2&u=/latimests/ciachiefsawnoimminentthreatiniraq