[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 18815]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       THE TRUTH MUST BE REVEALED

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, yesterday The Washington Post revealed yet 
another piece of shaky intelligence used by this administration to go 
to war against Iraq. The claim that Saddam Hussein could launch a 
biological or chemical attack within 45 minutes was made twice by 
President Bush in a September Rose Garden appearance and in a Saturday 
radio address. This terrifying scenario, which was outlined in the 
famous ``British Dossier,'' has since been called into serious 
question.
   The White House now admits it did not seek CIA approval for this 
claim. How is it that the President can make unequivocal statements 
about evidence of Iraq's weapons to Congress and the American people 
and not seek to see if it is true? The White House's admission reveals 
the administration's determination to take this country to war without 
regard to evidence.
   The truth must be revealed about the administration's other claims 
to justify the war, such as Iraq's possession of chemical and 
biological weapons and alleged connections to al Qaeda.
   Why did the U.S. really go to war against Iraq? The American people 
have a right to know.

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