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February 18, 1998: Clinton Accuses Iraq of Building ‘Arsenal’ of WMD

1998-02-18

President Clinton accuses Iraq of trying to build “an arsenal of devastating destruction,” and says, “[S]ome day, some way, I guarantee you, he’ll use the arsenal.” [Roberts, 2008, pp. 121]