...Saddam was somehow 'back in his box.'" Saddam was bent on acquiring nuclear weapons, and once he did, he "could then be expected to seek domination of the...subject the United States or any other nation to nuclear blackmail."125 The conclusion was unmistakable: Saddam had to be removed before he succeeded in his...

...before the Veterans of Foreign Wars, "Armed with these weapons of terror and a seat at the top of 10% of the world's oil reserves, Saddam Hussein could...Middle East, take control of a great portion of the worlds energy supplies, directly threaten Americas friends throughout the region, and subject the United...

...evidence to support his supposed conviction. "Armed with an arsenal of these weapons of terror and a seat atop 10 percent of the world's oil reserves, Saddam...States or any other nation to nuclear blackmail." Cheney went on to aver that "There is no doubt" that Hussein was amassing weapons "to use against our...

...and the United States," Cheney declared. "Armed with an arsenal of these weapons of terror and a seat atop 10 percent of the world's oil reserves, Saddam...subject the United States or any other nation to nuclear blackmail."80 Viewed from this angle, the continued survival of his regime was unthinkable. The administration's...

...region as well. For instance, Cheney, the Vice President emphasized that a nuclear-armed Iraq would seek domination of the entire Middle East, take control...a great portion of the world's energy supplies... and subject the United States or any other nation to nuclear blackmail"' Therefore, apart from other...

...of Foreign Wars in August 2002, Cheney expressed fears of Saddam cornering much of the world's oil. "Armed with an arsenal of these weapons of terror,...United States or any other nation to nuclear blackmail [italics added]." In this grab bag of aggressive activities that Saddam is said to be plotting, oil...

...nuclear weapons fairly soon. Armed with an arsenal of these weapons of terror, and seated atop ten percent of the world's oil reserves, Saddam Hussein...subject the United States or any other nation to nuclear blackmail.10' The counterpart to an emergent foreign threat is the potential injury with which it threatens...

...were leading the propaganda push against Iraq, Dick said that a nuclear-armed Saddam Hussein would "seek domination of the entire Middle East, take control...States or any other nation to nuclear blackmail." Now we hear the same story again, just drop the Q from "Iraq" and add an N. IN 2002, MANY PUNDITS predicted...

...What Cheney did explain, though, was that "Armed with an arsenal of these weapons, and seated atop ten percent of the world's oil reserves, Saddam Hussein...world's energy supplies, directly threaten America's fiends throughout the region, and subject the United States or any other nation to nuclear blackmail."...

...had to be removed from office because, once Iraq was equipped with weapons of mass destruction, he "could then be expected to seek domination of the...of a great portion of the world's energy supplies, [and] directly threaten America's friends throughout the region." 13 This interpretation of the invasion...