Sandy Berger
Sandy Berger
Samuel Richard "Sandy" Bergerwas an American political consultant who served as the United States National Security Advisor for President Bill Clinton from March 14, 1997, until January 20, 2001. Before that he served as the Deputy National Security Advisor for the Clinton Administration from January 20, 1993, until March 14, 1997...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth28 October 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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We know Saddam Hussein possesses chemical weapons - he has for nearly 20 years as we know only so well from his use of them against his own people and the Iranians. He has deadly stockpiles of biological weapons.
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The possibility that Saddam Hussein will use his biological and chemical weapons to attack us, directly or in concert with terrorists, cannot be dismissed.
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I believe Saddam Hussein's strategic objective was, and remains, to assert dominance over the Gulf region.
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I believe that a nuclear Iraq can change its fundamental dynamic, affecting how others behave - toward us and toward allies such as Israel - and emboldening Saddam Hussein to believe, rightly or wrongly, that he can attack his neighbors and, because of his nuclear capability, we will hesitate.
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[Saddam] Hussein maintains an active and aggressive nuclear weapons program.
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Dealing with the threat that Secretaries Albright and Cohen have described, the threat from Saddam Hussein, demands constant resolve by the United States and by the international community; and at times, action. As long as he remains in power, we must be prepared to respond firmly to reckless actions that threaten the region and our interests. We've done that successfully over this decade.
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In the 21st Century, the community of nations may see more and more of this very kind of threat that Iraq poses now - a rogue state with biological and chemical weapons. If we fail to respond, Saddam and all those who follow will believe that they can threaten the security of a vital region with impunity. But if we act now as one, we will send a clear message to would-be tyrants and terrorists that we will do what it takes to protect our security and our freedom in this new era.
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Imagine the consequences if Saddam fails to comply and we fail to act. Saddam will be emboldened, believing the international community has lost its will. He will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. And some day, some way, I am certain, he will use that arsenal again, as he has ten times since 1983.
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He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983.
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We were poised to take military action, and we remain poised to take military action,
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(Saddam) will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and some day, some way, I am certain he will use that arsenal again, as he has 10 times since 1983
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Saddam Hussein can't dictate who the inspectors are. It's like the bank robber saying he gets to choose the police.
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There have been incidents today, and we just need to encourage (and) press the parties to do everything to try to bring this under control,
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We're certainly not going to impose ourselves in a situation where one of the parties does not believe that's the right course of action,