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On the recordFebruary 4, 2004
As Senator Levin pointed out, your own DIA in September 2002 said: 'There is no reliable information'--'no reliable information,' Mr. Secretary--'whether Iraq is producing, stockpiling, chemical weapons or where Iraq has or will establish its chemical warfare agent production facilities.'
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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McCain references Senator Levin's point about DIA's findings on Iraq's weapons.

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