Jane Harman: “The threat from Iraq is very real and increasingly dangerous. Saddam Hussein's belligerent intentions, and his…”

“The threat from Iraq is very real and increasingly dangerous. Saddam Hussein's belligerent intentions, and his possession and ongoing development of weapons of mass destruction to fulfill those intentions, make him a clear and present danger to the United States and the world. Particularly worrisome is the evidence of Iraq's UAV capability. Iraq's ability to use uninhabited aerial vehicles to deliver biological and chemical weapons far outside its national borders represents a qualitative increase in the danger it poses. History demonstrates Saddam Hussein's willingness to use such weapons against unarmed civilians, including his own people; and it demonstrates his unhesitating instincts to invade his neighbors, Iran and Kuwait, and to attack Israel. He is impulsive, irrational, vicious and cruel. Unchecked, he will only grow stronger as he develops capability to match his disdain for America and his Middle East neighbors.”