US uses Iraq's weapons of mass destruction to justify its renewed war of aggression

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THE US CLAIMS THAT IRAQ DESERVES TO BE attacked and Pres. Saddam Hussein ousted because it is supposedly capable of utilizing weapons of mass destruction such as chemical and biological weapons that it would likely use against US interests.

This is despite the report issued by the latest batch of United Nations (UN) inspectors that entered Iraq in 1998 that Iraq's capability in this regard has been "qualitatively reduced". The US had rammed the weapons inspectors down Iraq's throat ostensibly to have it conduct investigations and come up with recommendations to control such capacity. The US used them to spy on Iraq's war arsenal. It withdrew the inspectors to prepare for the bombing campaign against Iraq in 1998.

The US repeatedly insists that Iraq is neither ready nor does it intend to comply with international standards and UN Security Council resolutions. But on August 6, the US and the UN Security Council refused invitations from Iraq to conduct a new round of weapons inspections. The US likewise derided Saddam Hussein's willingness to receive a delegation from the US Congress or any team of experts that might accompany it to conduct its own inspection. Due to the rebuff, Iraq has closed the door on negotiations.

September 2002
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