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Originally Posted by Lebell
Your views on the war are well known, but I can't let this one go unchallenged.
The only "claims" I know to be provisionally false is that there were stocks of WMD's and that they could be rapidly deployed against whoever, and possibly that he had links to 9/11.
The other claims, the Hussein was still breaking UN sanctions, that he posed a continuing threat to his neighbors, that he was a butcher, that he had plans to rebuild his WMDs and that he supported terrorism (in Israel) have been shown to be true.
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Well, when weapons and connections to 9/11 were primary reasons to invade, it's more than a mere fib, and with those branched out numerous lies. Heres a link to the countless lies and several quotes as well.
http://www.bushlies.net/pages/9/
"Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.”
“U.S. intelligence indicates that Saddam Hussein
had upwards of 30,000 munitions capable
of delivering chemical agents.”
“We have also discovered through intelligence
that Iraq has a growing fleet of manned and unmanned aerial vehicles that could be used to disperse chemical or biological weapons across broad areas."
"Evidence from intelligence sources, secret communications and statements by people
now in custody reveal that
Saddam Hussein aids and protects terrorists, including members of Al Qaida."
"Our intelligence sources tell us that he (Saddam) has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes suitable for nuclear weapons production."
"Satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is rebuilding facilities at [past nuclear] sites."
"The British government has learned that Saddam Hussein recently sought significant quantities of uranium from Africa."
"The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program ... Iraq has attempted to purchase high-strength aluminum tubes and other equipment needed for gas centrifuges, which are used to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons."
"We gave him a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn't let them in."