tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068115.post115227011869699833..comments2023-10-24T07:22:18.795-04:00Comments on Philadelphia Freedom Blog: Bush vs. the Axis of Evil: He doesn't care about WMDs, only oilMary http://www.blogger.com/profile/05613115619146886438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068115.post-1152359322995859512006-07-08T07:48:00.000-04:002006-07-08T07:48:00.000-04:00"We had a good discussion, the Foreign Minister an..."We had a good discussion, the Foreign Minister and I and the President and I, had a good discussion about the nature of the sanctions -- the fact that the sanctions exist -- not for the purpose of hurting the Iraqi people, but for the purpose of keeping in check Saddam Hussein's ambitions toward developing weapons of mass destruction. We should constantly be reviewing our policies, constantly be looking at those sanctions to make sure that they are directed toward that purpose. That purpose is every bit as important now as it was ten years ago when we began it. And frankly they have worked. <B>He has not developed any significant capability with respect to weapons of mass destruction. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors.</B> So in effect, our policies have strengthened the security of the neighbors of Iraq..."<BR/><BR/> -- Secretary of State Colin Powell, during a visit to Cairo, Egypt, 24 February 2001Mary https://www.blogger.com/profile/05613115619146886438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12068115.post-1152328176409915882006-07-07T23:09:00.000-04:002006-07-07T23:09:00.000-04:00Keep up the good work, dude.Keep up the good work, dude.Fernando Caballerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519098479739562530noreply@blogger.com