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Weapons of Mass Destruction
History of USA
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| | 2002 | Bush, George Walker | |
| 11th Oct Authority to attack Iraq if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein does not give up his weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and abide by previous UN resolutions on human rights, POWs, and terrorism |
| 2003 | Bush, George Walker | |
| Despite the discovery of chemicals that are part of legitimate industrial use & could be possibly used as potential components of WMD, no actual weapons of mass destruction are found |
| 20th Mar Prior to the invasion, the United States ' official position was that Iraq was in violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1441 regarding weapons of mass destruction and had to be disarmed by force |
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