[Mb-civic] Bush Continues to Mislead on WMD

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BUSH CONTINUES TO MISLEAD ON WMD

In the lead up to war, President Bush argued that America must invade Iraq because it possessed weapons of mass destruction. For example, on 9/28/02 President Bush said, "the Iraqi regime possesses biological and chemical weapons."[1] On 10/7/02, President Bush said, "Iraq is reconstituting its nuclear weapons program."[2] Long after it became clear that there were no stockpiles of WMD in Iraq, President Bush has continued to insist that before the invasion "Iraq was a gathering threat."[3]

A comprehensive 1000-page report to be released today by the Bush administration's handpicked weapons inspector, Charles A. Duelfer, will reveal "Saddam Hussein posed a diminishing threat at the time the United States invaded and did not possess, or have concrete plans to develop, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons" according to the Washington Post.[4] According to Duelfer's report, U.N. sanctions prevented Hussein from reconstituting his weapons programs.[5]

Sources:

1. "Radio Address by the President to the Nation," The White House, 09/28/02, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=61146.
2. "President Bush Outlines Iraqi Threat," The White House, 10/07/02,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=61147.
3. "Remarks by the President at Victory 2004 Rally," The White House, 09/16/04, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=61148.
4. Report Discounts Iraqi Arms Threat, Washington Post, 10/06/04,
http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=61149.
5. Ibid, http://daily.misleader.org/ctt.asp?u=1136375&l=61149.

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