Nancy Pelosi in In My Time, by Vice President Dick Cheney

On War & Peace: 1998: Saddam has engaged in development of WMDs

In 1998 Saddam Hussein insisted that international weapons inspectors stop work and leave Iraq. In response, Congress passed and President Clinton signed into law the Iraq Liberation Act, making regime change in Iraq the policy of the United States government and approving nearly $100 million to fund Iraqi opposition groups working for Saddam's ouster.

There was bipartisan support for the operation. Among the Democrats who spoke out was Rep. Nancy Pelosi, then a member of the House Intelligence Committee. "Saddam Hussein has been engaged in the development of weapons of mass destruction technology which is a threat to countries in the region," she said, "and he has made a mockery of the weapons inspections process."

Source: In My Time, by V.P. Dick Cheney, p.365-366 Aug 30, 2011

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