The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.

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We're in a new world. We're in a world in which the possibility of terrorism,...

We're in a new world. We're in a world in which the possibility of terrorism,...

So I think, if September 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we're vulnerable,...

So I think, if September 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we're vulnerable,...

It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that...

It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that...

Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The...

Now, al Qaeda's on the run. Afghanistan is no longer a base of operations. The...

It has been, after all, 11 years, more than a decade now, of defiance of...

It has been, after all, 11 years, more than a decade now, of defiance of...

I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and...

I don't think anybody can take the word of Saddam Hussein and his regime, and...

We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.

We are at war, and our security as a nation depends on winning that war.

Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people...

Our policies toward Iraq simply are to protect the region and to protect Iraq's people...

We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.

We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq.

Any time you have a situation in which you are calling for more time rather...

Any time you have a situation in which you are calling for more time rather...

But I want to just caution, it is not incumbent on the United States to...

But I want to just caution, it is not incumbent on the United States to...

There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that...

There's no doubt that it's still a dangerous place, Afghanistan. The fortunate thing is that...

There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was...

There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was...

Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear...

Well, there's been plenty of ultimatums, and one thing that we better be very clear...

We need a common enemy to unite us.

We need a common enemy to unite us.

Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace...

Success is not assured, but America is resolute: this is the best chance for peace...

Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?

Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea?

We will continue to work together in our common fight against terror.

We will continue to work together in our common fight against terror.

The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity...

The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity...

We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not...

We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not...