ACTUAL QUOTES ---- BILL CLINTON - OVAL OFFICE - DECEMBER 16, 1998
-----------"The conclusions are stark, sobering and profoundly disturbing."
-----"In four out of the five categories set forth, Iraq has failed to cooperate. Indeed, it actually has placed new restrictions on the inspectors. Here are some of the particulars.
------"Iraq repeatedly blocked UNSCOM from inspecting suspect sites. For example, it shut off access to the headquarters of its ruling party and said it will deny access to the party's other offices, even though UN resolutions make no exception for them and UNSCOM has inspected them in the past."
---------"Iraq repeatedly restricted UNSCOM's ability to obtain necessary evidence. For example, Iraq obstructed UNSCOM's effort to photograph bombs related to its chemical weapons program."
------------"It tried to stop an UNSCOM biological weapons team from videotaping a site and photocopying documents and prevented Iraqi personnel from answering UNSCOM's questions."
----------"Prior to the inspection of another site, Iraq actually emptied out the building, removing not just documents but even the furniture and the equipment."
---------"Iraq has failed to turn over virtually all the documents requested by the inspectors. Indeed, we know that Iraq ordered the destruction of weapons-related documents in anticipation of an UNSCOM inspection."
------"So Iraq has abused its final chance."
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Later in that same speech Clinton called for regime change in Iraq....I can gladly back any of this up with proof..just say the word.....I can direct you to the actual video, it's the nail in the coffin of the WMD debate.
-----------"The conclusions are stark, sobering and profoundly disturbing."
-----"In four out of the five categories set forth, Iraq has failed to cooperate. Indeed, it actually has placed new restrictions on the inspectors. Here are some of the particulars.
------"Iraq repeatedly blocked UNSCOM from inspecting suspect sites. For example, it shut off access to the headquarters of its ruling party and said it will deny access to the party's other offices, even though UN resolutions make no exception for them and UNSCOM has inspected them in the past."
---------"Iraq repeatedly restricted UNSCOM's ability to obtain necessary evidence. For example, Iraq obstructed UNSCOM's effort to photograph bombs related to its chemical weapons program."
------------"It tried to stop an UNSCOM biological weapons team from videotaping a site and photocopying documents and prevented Iraqi personnel from answering UNSCOM's questions."
----------"Prior to the inspection of another site, Iraq actually emptied out the building, removing not just documents but even the furniture and the equipment."
---------"Iraq has failed to turn over virtually all the documents requested by the inspectors. Indeed, we know that Iraq ordered the destruction of weapons-related documents in anticipation of an UNSCOM inspection."
------"So Iraq has abused its final chance."
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Later in that same speech Clinton called for regime change in Iraq....I can gladly back any of this up with proof..just say the word.....I can direct you to the actual video, it's the nail in the coffin of the WMD debate.
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