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==Related Pages==
 
==Related Pages==
* [[US invasion of Iraq]]
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* '''2003''' [[US-Iraq War]]: includes [[US justifications for invading Iraq|justifications]], [[US invasion of Iraq|invasion]], [[US occupation of Iraq|occupation]]; several related pages
** [[US justifications for invading Iraq]]
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* '''1991''' [[Gulf War]]: The {{USA}} under president [[George H.W. Bush]] entered Iraq in defense of [[Kuwait]], but stopped short of regime change.
** '''2002-08-26''' [[MoveOn petition against invading Iraq]]
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** [[Balkans vs. Iraq]]: a comparison of the two military interventions
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==Quotes==
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{{excerpt|text=[[Colin Powell]] said in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7xyd_IRgGs February 2001], presumably speaking of [[Saddam Hussein]]:}}
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He has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors.
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{{excerpt|text=[[Condoleezza Rice]] said in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7xyd_IRgGs July, 2001], presumably speaking of [[Saddam Hussein]]:}}
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We are able to keep arms from him; his military forces have not been rebuilt.
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==Links==
 
==Links==
 
===Reference===
 
===Reference===
* {{wikipedia|Iraq}}
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* {{wikipedia}}
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* {{conservapedia}}
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* {{dkosopedia}}
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* {{sourcewatch}}
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* [http://iraq.liveleak.com/ LiveLeak]: videos and news
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===Filed Links===
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===Reports===
 
===Reports===
 
* '''2004-09-30''' [https://www.cia.gov/cia/reports/iraq_wmd_2004/ Comprehensive Report] of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence (CIA) on Iraq’s [[weaponds of mass destruction|WMD]]
 
* '''2004-09-30''' [https://www.cia.gov/cia/reports/iraq_wmd_2004/ Comprehensive Report] of the Special Advisor to the Director of Central Intelligence (CIA) on Iraq’s [[weaponds of mass destruction|WMD]]
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* '''2007-05-04''' [http://ballyblog.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/warning-uncensored-video-iraqis-stone-girl-to-death-over-loving-wrong-boy/ Iraqis Stone Girl to Death Over Loving Wrong Boy]: commentary, with embedded video (paused by default)
 
* '''2007-05-04''' [http://ballyblog.wordpress.com/2007/05/04/warning-uncensored-video-iraqis-stone-girl-to-death-over-loving-wrong-boy/ Iraqis Stone Girl to Death Over Loving Wrong Boy]: commentary, with embedded video (paused by default)
 
* '''2007-03-07''' [http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/06/iraq.main/ Scores killed as Shiite pilgrims targeted again in Iraq]
 
* '''2007-03-07''' [http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/03/06/iraq.main/ Scores killed as Shiite pilgrims targeted again in Iraq]
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===Analysis===
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* '''1992-09-29 video''' [[youtube:9JE48XHKG64|Gore criticizes Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorism]]: [[Al Gore]] criticizes [[George H.W. Bush]] for ignoring [[Iraq]]'s ties to terrorists and disregarding Iraq's attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Gives a good rundown of US-Iraqi relations up to that point, mainly constituting of appeasement in an attempt to get Saddam to stop torturing his people, attacking US military, and seeking to acquire WMDs.

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Colin Powell said in February 2001, presumably speaking of Saddam Hussein:

He has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors.

Condoleezza Rice said in July, 2001, presumably speaking of Saddam Hussein:

We are able to keep arms from him; his military forces have not been rebuilt.

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Reference

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Reports

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Analysis

  • 1992-09-29 video Gore criticizes Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorism: Al Gore criticizes George H.W. Bush for ignoring Iraq's ties to terrorists and disregarding Iraq's attempts to acquire weapons of mass destruction. Gives a good rundown of US-Iraqi relations up to that point, mainly constituting of appeasement in an attempt to get Saddam to stop torturing his people, attacking US military, and seeking to acquire WMDs.