Donald Rumsfeld was not alone in supporting the idea of a war against Iraq.
DICK CHENEY: “There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction…”
Other supporters included Vice President Dick Cheney
DICK CHENEY: “…that he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us.”
and "neocons," or members of the neoconservative movement.
In January of two thousand three, President Bush used his State of the Union speech to strengthen his case against Iraq.
GEORGE W. BUSH: “Year after year, Saddam Hussein has gone to elaborate lengths, spent enormous sums, taken great risks to build and keep weapons of mass destruction. But why? The only possible explanation, the only possible use he could have for those weapons, is to dominate, intimidate, or attack.”
He said British intelligence reported that Saddam Hussein had tried to buy uranium from Africa. Uranium can be used to make nuclear weapons. Several months later, the White House said the intelligence was false.
The president wanted the United Nations to approve military force against Iraq. Britain and Spain also supported military action. They asked the Security Council to pass a resolution approving military action against Iraq. But some of the countries on the fifteen-member Security Council were opposed. They included Germany, France and Russia. They said inspections should be increased and that the use of force should only be a last choice. The United States withdrew the resolution.
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