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What did the UN and the US tell Iraq they must do with their weapons of mass destruction?
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What term entered widespread usage in relation to the US led 2003 invasion of Iraq?
The term "Weapons of Mass Destruction" or WMD entered American language with President Bush's argument that the US "must" invade Iraq. However, the Weapons of Mass Destruction were not nuclear, as many thought. Instead, Iraq invested its time making chemical and biological warfare, which is much cheaper to make--and less detected (unless the pathogen or gas escaped). WMD, first used during the Cold War between the US and Cuba along with the Soviet Union in the 1950s-1960s, now refers to atomic, biological, and chemical warfare (ABC) and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) warfare.
What careers are available with EOD?
EOD, or Explosive Ordnance Disposal, are the army's technical and tactical explosives experts. They must locate and deactivate or rid of unactivated explosives and weapons of mass destruction.
Why are some politicians censored for unethical acts such as lying to the public and others are not?
The original question equated the lies of Clinton with the claims of WMD's. The answer to such a partisain comment seems evident. Clinton lied to protect his image and to cover up his actions that took place in the oval office. On the other hand, the question of Sadam's WMD's has actually been answered. First, Sadam claimed to have them and threatened to use them against U.S. forces. That fact is documented and part of the media transcript. Second, nerve agent and delivery systems have been found in sufficient quantity to be considered WMD's, even though such information has not particularly been of the Democrat supporting media's interest to report. Third, the intelligence community had been destroyed by policy for almost 8 years prior to the current administration. As such, the intelligence community had not been able to recover by the time there was a requirement to find out if, in fact, Sadam had WMD's. The intelligence community was required to make a recommendation and were forced to rely on the claims of Sadam and the reports from intelligence agencies around the world. It is quite shallow for someone to make the claim that the two are anywhere near equal. If they had attempted to impeach Bush, some of the following quotes would have certainly have been brought up by the defense: *"One way or the other, we are determined to deny Iraq the capacity to develop weapons of mass destruction and the missiles to deliver them. That is our bottom line." - President Clinton, Feb. 4, 1998 *"If Saddam rejects peace and we have to use force, our purpose is clear. We want to seriously diminish the threat posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program." - President Bill Clinton, Feb. 17, 1998 *"We know that he has stored secret supplies of biological and chemical weapons throughout his country." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 *"Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power." - Al Gore, Sept. 23, 2002 *"I will be voting to give the President of the United States the authority to use force -- if necessary -- to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." - Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA), Oct. 9, 2002 *"We must stop Saddam from ever again jeopardizing the stability and security of his neighbors with weapons of mass destruction." - Madeline Albright, Feb 1, 1998 *"Hussein has ... chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies." - Madeline Albright, Clinton Secretary of State, Nov. 10, 1999 *"He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983." - Sandy Berger, Clinton National Security Adviser, Feb, 18, 1998 *"Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspection process." - Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D, CA), Dec. 16, 1998 *"We begin with the common belief that Saddam Hussein is a tyrant and a threat to the peace and stability of the region. He has ignored the mandate of the United Nations and is building weapons of mass destruction and th! e means of delivering them." - Sen. Carl Levin (D, MI), Sept. 19, 2002 *"We have known for many years that Saddam Hussein is seeking and developing weapons of mass destruction." - Sen. Ted Kennedy (D, MA), Sept. 27, 2002 See the Related Link for "What Did The Democrats Say About Iraq's WMD" to the right for even more quotes from Democrats who said Iraq had WMD before Bush did.
Is George Bush clinically insane?
he must be for doing what he is doing at the moment in Iraq sending soldiers out there for weapons of mast destrction that were never found
Why countries feel they must develop nuclear weapons and who are these countries?
They feel the need to have nuclear weapons so they have protection against nuclear threats or actually anykind of threat. Countries might be Iran, Iraq, Russia(U.S.S.R)
What is Obama's position on the Iraq War?
Obama believes that going to war in Iraq was a mistake, which says that all the soldiers that have fought for this country under George Bush might have lost their lives for no reason. Obama opposed expanding the war to Iraq because al Qaeda was in Afghanistan and Pakistan and he felt that the war in Iraq would distract America from capturing bin Laden. When America began occupying Iraq, there was no al Qaeda in Iraq. Al Quadra in Iraq was created during America's occupation of Iraq when America controlled Iraq. The reason for invading Iraq stated by George Bush was that Iraq had weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). The data supporting the existence of WMD was wrong, either deliberately manipulated by George Bush, or he made a mistake. After it was proven that Iraq had no WMD, George Bush said America must continue fighting until Saddam Hussein was captured. After Saddam Hussein was hung by the neck until dead, George Bush said we had to stay for Nation Building. That means that we must stay until the Iraqi's decide that they want American style government - Not British style, not Indian style, not French style, not Jordan style, not Egyptian style, no they must choose American style government before George Bush will leave Iraq! 70% of all Iraqis and the Iraqi puppet government put in place by America wants the American occupation of Iraq to end. George Bush's popularity has dropped to under 25% in America because he refuses to listen to Americans and end the occupation of Iraq.
Read the following excerpt from Kennedy's inaugural speech Which of the following points is Kennedy making here?
APEX U.S.M.C.A.Nuclear weapons threaten destruction for all people.B.The U.S. must work with its enemies toward achieving peace.D.There are nations in the world who would attack the U.S. if they thought it was weak.E.The U.S. must maintain a strong military.
What was one of the terms of the armistice that ended war world 1?
Germany must surrender its submarines and weapons
How do you use critical mass in incredible hulk ultimate destruction?
First, you must buy moves from the Church. The first one you buy is the critical ground pound.
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait?
Iraq was invaded as the part of geopolitical project "spread of democracy" that suppose to insure US dominance in the region and the world by destroying independent centers of power.There were so many other dubious reasons called over the time like "Weapons of Mass Destruction", "Oil", "Freedom of Iraqi people", "Fight against terrorism" only to confuse public opinion and hide the main goal.AnswerWe had to deal with all the weapons of mass destruction that Saddam was making and stockpiling, or selling to other nations.
What makes nuclear weapons different than other weapons?
Nuclear weapons, biological weapons, and chemical weapons (aka, weapons of mass destruction) are different from other weapons because they:cause indiscriminate damage, often over wide unpredictable areas outside the intended target areaproduce long term often permanent and disabling injuries to even those with only minor exposuresurvivors usually must go through extensive decontamination procedures before medical personnel can treat the survivors' injuries without endangering their own lives, this will cause more fatalities either due to delay of treatments and/or inadequate or incorrect decontamination proceduresboth nuclear weapons and biological weapons could "run away" under certain conditions and have effects on a global scale, altering the environment and/or causing plagues, affecting both combatant and neutral countries indiscriminately (chemical weapons typically cannot do this)etc.
How do you get nuclear weapons in civilization revolution?
To get nuclear weapons, you must build the Manhattan Project.
