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Jay Inslee: Well, yes. In fact, we have spent millions of dollars of taxpayers' money looking for that, but they apparently do not…

On the recordJune 22, 2004
Well, yes. In fact, we have spent millions of dollars of taxpayers' money looking for that, but they apparently do not exist. Now, let me suggest one thing that the President of the United States could have done to help his fellow Americans when we made a decision whether or not to go to war. He could have leveled with the American people. He could have told the American people that to the best of our knowledge there is no credible evidence that Saddam Hussein was responsible for the heinous, evil attack on America of September 11. He has talked to the American people probably six times a day for the last 2 years, and this President has never said that. This is wrong. We intend to maintain accountability for this administration.
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Jay Inslee
Democratic · Washington

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Addressing the lack of evidence linking Saddam Hussein to the September 11 attacks during a discussion on the Iraq War.

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