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Joe Wilson: “There would be only one reason for Saddam Hussein to be purchasing uranium yellowcake from Niger and that would be to…”

On the recordAugust 1, 2005
There would be only one reason for Saddam Hussein to be purchasing uranium yellowcake from Niger and that would be to resuscitate his nuclear weapons program. It was important to check it out.
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Joe Wilson
Republican · South Carolina

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Joe Wilson discusses the significance of investigating Saddam Hussein's alleged purchase of uranium from Niger.

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