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Dy Defence Secy says weapons issue now secondary in Iraq
Over the Atlantic Ocean, July 22: Finding the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction that President George W Bush cited as his main justification for going to war is now a secondary issue, says Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz.
Over the Atlantic Ocean, July 22: Finding the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction that President George W Bush cited as his main justification for going to war is now a
secondary issue, says Deputy Defence Secretary Paul Wolfowitz.
In an interview last night aboard an air force jet en route Washington following a five-day tour of Iraq, Wolfowitz said the task of settling the weapons question is in the hands of US intelligence agencies.
"I'm not concerned about weapons of mass destruction," Wolfowitz told a group of reporters traveling with him. "I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet. I didn't come (to Iraq) on a search for weapons of mass destruction." He also asserted that Iraqis themselves have little concern about the weapons issue.
"I'm not saying that getting to the bottom of this WMD issue isn't important. It is important. But it is not of immediate consequence."
Bureau Report
"I'm not concerned about weapons of mass destruction," Wolfowitz told a group of reporters traveling with him. "I'm concerned about getting Iraq on its feet. I didn't come (to Iraq) on a search for weapons of mass destruction." He also asserted that Iraqis themselves have little concern about the weapons issue.
"I'm not saying that getting to the bottom of this WMD issue isn't important. It is important. But it is not of immediate consequence."
Bureau Report