The Set-up

"Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt that he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us." --Vice President Dick Cheney, Aug. 26, 2002

"(Saddam) has amassed large clandestine stocks of biological weapons . . . including anthrax and botulism toxin and possibly smallpox. His regime has amassed large clandestine stockpiles of chemical weapons, including VX and sarin and mustard gas . . . (he) has at this moment stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons." --Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, before the House Armed Services Committee, Sept.18, 2002.

“The evidence indicates that Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program. Saddam Hussein has held numerous meetings with Iraqi nuclear scientists, a group he calls his "nuclear mujahideen" -- his nuclear holy warriors. Satellite photographs reveal that Iraq is rebuilding facilities at sites that have been part of its nuclear program in the past. 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.” – George W. Bush; Cincinnati Museum Center - Cincinnati Union Terminal - Cincinnati, Ohio, October 7, 2002

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue