In April 1991, after the Gulf war, Iraq was given 15 days to provide a full and final declaration of all its WMD.
We are learning more as we interrogate or have discussions with Iraqi scientists and people within the Iraqi structure, that perhaps he destroyed some, perhaps he dispersed some. . . And so we will find them.
U. S. officials never expected that 'we were going to open garages and find' weapons of mass destruction.
I'm saying that the WMD reporting was not consciously evil. It was bad journalism, even very bad journalism.
Sooner or later, jihadist-style terror and WMD are going to come together and the consequences could be horrendous.
We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction.
Iraq is a long way from the U. S. , but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face.
Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons.
One of our top objectives is to find and destroy the WMD. There are a number of sites.
Before people crow about the absence of weapons of mass destruction, I suggest they wait a bit.
Iraq is not the only nation in the world to possess weapons of mass destruction, but it is the only nation with a leader who has used them against his own people.
Nuclear proliferation - the proliferation of WMDs altogether - is one of the greatest dangers of our time.
Obviously the administration intends to publicize all the weapons of mass destruction U. S. forces find - and there will be plenty.
So the threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real.
Given time, given the number of prisoners now that we're interrogating, I'm confident that we're going to find weapons of mass destruction.
The claims made about Iraq's WMD capabilities before the invasion were inaccurate, wrong, and in some cases, deliberately misleading.
In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapon stock, his missile delivery capability, and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort, and sanctuary to terrorists, including al Qaeda members. It is clear, however, that if left unchecked Saddam Hussein will continue to increase his capacity to wage biological and chemical warfare, and will keep trying to develop nuclear weapons.
I am confident that we will find evidence that makes it clear he had weapons of mass destruction.
Our intelligence officials estimate that Saddam Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.
Every day Saddam remains in power with chemical weapons, biological weapons, and the development of nuclear weapons is a day of danger for the United States.