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Pete Hoekstra: “One of reasons we are taking this action... is we don't want to see it taken with chemical or biological agents, but we…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2004
One of reasons we are taking this action... is we don't want to see it taken with chemical or biological agents, but we do know that Iraq has been in process of building that kind of capability. But we're looking at the intelligence very closely. We anticipate there will be terrorist attacks in a variety of areas of the globe, and we are taking whatever precautions we can against it. Remember those words, because we will get back to it in a few minutes. We are taking whatever precautions we can against it. And what is against it? The variety of terrorist attacks in all areas of the globe.
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Pete Hoekstra
Michigan

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Discussing U.S. actions and intelligence regarding Iraq and potential terrorist threats.

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