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Cliff Stearns: Iraq was a country that had the capabilities in weapons of mass destruction areas and in which terrorists, like ants to…

On the recordMarch 3, 2004
Iraq was a country that had the capabilities in weapons of mass destruction areas and in which terrorists, like ants to honey, were going after it. We found that the Iraqi government, particularly Saddam Hussein and his senior leadership, had an intention to continue to pursue their WMD activities; that they, in fact, had a large number of weapons of mass destruction program-related activities. Some in this body must have a hearing problem. To say that the President and the administration have misled the American people in building the case for the war with Iraq is wrong. Dr. Kay, like many others, is confident that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and the ability to produce weapons of mass destruction. In fact, Saddam Hussein even used these weapons of mass destruction on his own people. I hope the American voters see through the false charges against the President of the United States.
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Cliff Stearns
Florida

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Defending the administration's stance on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction during a House floor speech.

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