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On the recordSeptember 24, 2003
It possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

President George W. Bush asserts that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, which was a key justification for the war.

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