Richard Lugar actually said...

If conflict ensues, and you use chemical or biological weapons against U.S. forces, the American people will demand vengeance. And we have the means to exact it. this is not a threat, it is a promise.

Context

Lugar warns Iraq against using weapons of mass destruction, asserting U.S. capability for retaliation.

04/28/2010

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