Mr. President, Where Was The Imminent Threat?
The following is a press release from June 11, 2003, by Kucinich's office in Congress.
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Kucinich: Mr. President, Where Was The Imminent Threat?
36 Members Of Congress Now On Kucinich's Motion Of Inquiry
12 Days For The White House To Tell The Truth
Congressman Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH), the leader of the opposition to the war in Iraq in the House, again took to the House floor today to continue his pressure to demand the truth about the Administration's lead-up to the war in Iraq.
Kucinich stated today on the House floor:
"Over the past year, the Bush Administration has made specific and unequivocal statements about the imminent threat posed by Iraq's alleged weapons of mass destruction.
"Repeatedly claiming they has intelligence showing Iraq had 25,000 liters of anthrax, 38,000 liters of botulinum toxin, 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent, and over 30,000 munitions capable of delivering chemical agents.
"So where are those vast stockpiles? Where was the imminent threat?
"At the State of the Union Address, the President said '...Hussein had the materials to produce as much as 500 tons of sarin, mustard and VX nerve agent.'
"Where are those vast stockpiles? Where was the imminent threat?
"This Administration repeatedly claimed Iraq's WMD represented an imminent threat to this country. They claimed specific evidence of vast stockpiles.
"Where are the vast stockpiles? Where was the imminent threat?
"Did this Administration deliberately mislead this nation into war telling us that there was imminent threat, when there was not?
"The resolution of inquiry now signed by 36 Members of Congress aims to find out the truth."
Last Thursday, Kucinich introduced a Resolution of Inquiry in the House of Representatives to force the Administration to turn over the intelligence to back its yet unproven claims that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
The resolution, now signed by 36 Members of Congress, seeks to force the Administration to turn over the intelligence to substantiate claims by the President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and the White House Press Secretary that Iraq has chemical and biological weapons and therefore posed a threat to the United States. The resolution is a privileged resolution and must be voted on in Committee within 14 legislative days of being introduced.
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