“America has shown we are serious about removing the threat of weapons of mass destruction... We now know that Saddam Hussein had the capacity to produce weapons of mass destruction.... We know he had the necessary infrastructure because we found the labs and the dual-use facilities that could be used for these chemical and biological agents. We know that he was developing the delivery systems - ballistic missiles - that had been prohibited by the United Nations.” KnowsUseAmericaUsedFoundNationsUnitedProduceSeriousWeaponsMassCapacityDestructionThreatAgentsDevelopingChemicalsSaddamUnited NationsInfrastructureHusseinFacilityMissilesWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionDeliveryLabs Author:Dick Cheney
“[Saddam Hussein is aggressively seeking nuclear and biological weapons and ] the United States may well become the target.” WellsMayStatesUnitedUnited StatesWeaponsSeekingNuclearTargetSaddamHusseinBiological Weapons Author:Dick Cheney
“How could any responsible leader have ignored the Iraqi threat? If we had not acted, Saddam Hussein and his sons would still be in power.” IfsStillsLeaderSonResponsibleThreatIgnoredSaddamHussein Author:Dick Cheney
“Had the decision belonged to Senator Kerry, Saddam Hussein would still be in power today in Iraq. In fact, Saddam Hussein would almost certainly still be in control of Kuwait.” StillsFactsTodayDecisionIraqSenatorsSaddamHusseinKuwait Author:Dick Cheney
“The question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not very damned many.” MindWarPeaceAnswersAnti WarAntiwarSaddamCasualties Author:Dick Cheney
“...And while everybody was tremendously impressed with the low cost of the conflict, for the 146 Americans who were killed in action and for their families, it wasn't a cheap war. And the question in my mind is how many additional American casualties is Saddam worth? And the answer is not very damned many.” MindWarActionAnswersMilitaryCostConflictLowsImpressedSaddamCasualties Author:Dick Cheney
“Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. There is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us.” UseDoubtWeaponsMassDestructionNo DoubtAlliesSaddamHusseinWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionWmds In IraqFriends Again Author:Dick Cheney
“The issue is that [Saddam] has chemical weapons.” IssuesWeaponsChemicalsSaddamChemical Weapons Author:Dick Cheney
“We do know, with absolute certainty, that Saddam Hussein is using his procurement system to acquire the equipment he needs in order to enrich uranium to build a nuclear weapon.” KnowsNeedsOrderWeaponsAbsolutesNuclearCertaintyAcquireNuclear WeaponsEquipmentSaddamUraniumAbsolute CertaintyProcurement Author:Dick Cheney
“Another argument holds that opposing Saddam Hussein would cause even greater troubles in that part of the world, and interfere with the larger war against terror. I believe the opposite is true.” WorldBelieveWarI BelieveCausesGreaterTroubleArgumentOppositesTerrorInterfereSaddamHusseinOpposing Author:Dick Cheney
“We now have irrefutable evidence that [Saddam] has once again set up and reconstituted his program to take uranium, to enrich it to sufficiently high grade, so that it will function as the base material as a nuclear weapon. And there's no doubt about the fact that the level of effort has escalated in recent months.” FactsLevelsEffortDoubtMaterialsMonthsWeaponsEvidenceProgramFunctionNuclearNo DoubtGradesNuclear WeaponsSaddamUranium Author:Dick Cheney
“The biggest threat we face is the possibility of terrorist groups like al Qaeda equipped with weapons of mass destruction, with nukes, bugs or gas. That was the threat after 9/11 and when we took down Saddam Hussein we eliminated Iraq as a potential source of that.” FacesGroupsPossibilitySourceWeaponsMassDestructionThreatIraqTerroristGasAlsSaddamBugsHusseinWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionAl QaedaNukesTerrorist Groups Author:Dick Cheney
“I have argued in the past, and would again, if we had been able to pre-empt the attacks of 9/11 would we have done it? And I think absolutely. We have to be prepared now to take the kind of bold action that's being contemplated with respect to Iraq in order to ensure that we don't get hit with a devastating attack when the terrorists' organization gets married up with a rogue state that's willing to provide it with the kinds of deadly capabilities that Saddam Hussein has developed and used over the years.” IfsThinkingYearsKindStatesDoneAbleActionPastUsedOrderWillingMarriedOrganizationPreparedIraqTerroristCapabilityBe PreparedSaddamHusseinRoguesBold Actions Author:Dick Cheney
“Saddam Hussein had a lengthy history of reckless and sudden aggression. He cultivated ties to terror -- hosting the Abu Nidal organization, supporting terrorists, and making payments to the families of suicide bombers. He also had an established relationship with Al Qaida -- providing training to Al Qaida members in areas of poisons, gases and conventional bombs. He built, possessed, and used weapons of mass destruction.” UsedMembersWeaponsMassTrainingBuiltAreasDestructionOrganizationSuicideTerrorTerroristTiesPoisonBombsAlsPossessedProvidingAggressionConventionalSaddamHusseinPaymentRecklessWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionBombersLengthySuicide Bombers Author:Dick Cheney
