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04/17/2004: "WMD Quote Roundup"

Great 'Spin' in response to a post at Command Post:

WMD Democrats?: Liars!

Note many of the dates on these quotes.

John Kerry: “When I vote to give the president of the United States the authority to use force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security….” (Sen. John Kerry, Congressional Record, 10/9/02, p. S10174)

John Kerry: “[W]ithout question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime … He presents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation … And now he is miscalculating America’s response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction. So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.” (Sen. John Kerry, Remarks At Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1/23/03)

Ted Kennedy: “We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.” (“Remarks By Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) At The Johns Hopkins School Of Advanced International Studies,” Federal News Service, 9/27/02)

Carl Levin: “We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandated of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them.” (Committee On Armed Services, U.S. Senate, Hearing, 9/19/02)

Al Gore: “We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country.” (“Text Of Remarks By Former Vice President Al Gore At The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco,” Federal News Service, 9/23/02)

Al Gore: “Iraq’s search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.” (“Text Of Remarks By Former Vice President Al Gore At The Commonwealth Club, San Francisco,” Federal News Service, 9/23/02)

Robert Byrd: “The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons…” (“Threats And Responses,” The New York Times, 10/4/02)

Jay Rockefeller: “There is unmistakable evidence that Saddam Hussein is working aggressively to develop nuclear weapons and will likely have nuclear weapons within the next five years … We also should remember we have always underestimated the progress Saddam has made in development of weapons of mass destruction.” (Sen. Jay Rockefeller, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. S10305)

Henry Waxman: “He has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do.” (Rep. Henry Waxman, Congressional Record, 10/10/02, p. H7767)
Posted by Jeff at April 16, 2004 11:04 PM

I have not confirmed these quotes directly, but I believe them. I have not seem them all assembled in one place like this before.