Onekligen fanns det röster som var emot invasionen från första början. Men många var också för- eller stödde tron på att Saddam Hussein hade massförstörelsevapen. Här listar Fox News några citat från några politiska höjdare.
"In the four years since the inspectors left, intelligence reports show that Saddam Hussein has worked to rebuild his chemical and biological weapons stock, his missile delivery capability and his nuclear program. He has also given aid, comfort and sanctuary to terrorists, including Al Qaeda members."
-Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), October 10, 2002
"Without question, we need to disarm Saddam Hussein. He is a brutal, murderous dictator, leading an oppressive regime.... He represents a particularly grievous threat because he is so consistently prone to miscalculation.... And now he's miscalculating America's response to his continued deceit and his consistent grasp for weapons of mass destruction.... The threat of Saddam Hussein with weapons of mass destruction is real."
-Sen. John Kerry (D-MA), January 23, 2003
"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology, which is a threat to countries in the region, and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process."
-Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), December 16, 1998
"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction."
-Pres. Bill Clinton, February 17, 1998
Artikel-författaren Joe Bilello skriver:
It is obvious to anyone with common sense that any man or woman who was elected President of the United States in 2000 would've reacted the exact same way. And this is not just speculation. Almost every prominent politician and possible presidential candidate supported President Bush and the overall consensus was that Saddam Hussein had WMDs.
Alla skulle inte ha invaderat Irak. Men ja, de flesta tunga politiker var för krigsresolutionen och den mesta forskning tyder på just den slutsatsen, att vem som helst som var president 2003 skulle ha invaderat Irak.
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