"Those who have questioned the United States in this moment, I would argue, are living only in the moment. They have neither remembered the past nor imagined the future. So first, let's just take a step back and consider why meeting the threat posed by Saddam Hussein is important to our security in the new era we are entering."
President Bill Clinton
February 17, 1998
February 17, 1998 - Speech given to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Pentagon staff concerning the need to deny Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction.
"Our objectives are limited but clear: To make Saddam pay a price for the latest act of brutality, reducing his ability to threaten his neighbors and America's interests."
President Bill Clinton
September 3, 1996
April 2003 - Lieutenant Colonel Jim Chartier, commanding officer of U.S. Marines 1st Tank Battalion, briefs his commanders at the Martyrs Monument in Baghdad.
Contains scenes from "Delta Company: A New Era in Baghdad" as seen on the Military Channel.
Chief weapons inspector Richard Butler resigns in frustration. In this August 3, 1999 interview he said Saddam has an "addiction" to weapons of mass destruction.
Al Gore outlines the future Clinton Administration policy towards Iraq. This includes supporting the democratic resistance forces inside Iraq, political and economic freedom it's people, and freedom from tyranny. (September 29, 1992)