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Bush says Iraq may have destroyed arms
Lima (Ohio), Apr 25: US President George W Bush has nearly declared the war in Iraq over, and for the first time suggested that Baghdad may have destroyed the banned arms at the core of his argument for military action.
Lima (Ohio), Apr 25: US President George W Bush has nearly declared the war in Iraq over, and for the first time suggested that Baghdad may have destroyed the banned arms at the core of his argument for military action.
US-led forces scouring Iraq for the chemical and biological weapons that Saddam Hussein always denied possessing have yet to turn up any evidence to back up Bush`s case for using force to topple and oust the Iraqi leader.
"But we know he had them, and whether he destroyed them, moved them or hid them, we`re going to find out the truth," Bush said here yesterday at a factory that makes the Abrams tank, which played a key role in the war in Iraq. The US leader did not say that the troops now occupying Iraq might come up completely empty in their search, telling a rowdy crowd of supporters that "it`s going to take time to find them."
"And one thing is for certain: Saddam Hussein no longer threatens America with weapons of mass destruction," he said. Bureau Report
"But we know he had them, and whether he destroyed them, moved them or hid them, we`re going to find out the truth," Bush said here yesterday at a factory that makes the Abrams tank, which played a key role in the war in Iraq. The US leader did not say that the troops now occupying Iraq might come up completely empty in their search, telling a rowdy crowd of supporters that "it`s going to take time to find them."
"And one thing is for certain: Saddam Hussein no longer threatens America with weapons of mass destruction," he said. Bureau Report