Interesting quotes

"The terrorist threat against America is all too clear. Thousands of terrorist operatives around the world would pay anything to get their hands on Saddam's arsenal, and there is every reason to believe that Saddam would turn his weapons over to these terrorists. No one can doubt that if the terrorists of September 11 had had weapons of mass destruction, they would have used them. On September 12, 2002, we can hardly ignore the terrorist threat and serious danger that Saddam would allow his arsenal to be used in aid of terror."

Sen. John Edwards, 2002

"The events of September 11 created a new understanding of the terrorist threat and the degree to which every nation is vulnerable."

Sen. John Kerry, US Senate, Speech supporting resolution on used of force in Iraq, 9 Oct 2002