Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
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Iraq's Illicit Weapons Gone Since Early '90s, CIA Says
Hussein wanted to make banned arms, but his ability to do so was 'essentially destroyed' after the Gulf War, the chief inspector reports.
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Date: Created by President Bush in February 2004. Report due March 31, 2005.
Conclusion: Pending
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Source: Times research
Los Angeles Times
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Key findings of the CIA report on Iraq
Saddam Hussein's illicit weapons capability was gone after the 1991 Persian Gulf War and never rebuilt.
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Hussein intended to reconstitute some weapons programs if United Nations sanctions were eased, but had no system in place to do so.
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No evidence was found that Iraq had sought to import uranium from Africa, as President Bush claimed in his 2003 State of the Union address.
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There was no indication Hussein had passed illicit weapons material to the Al Qaeda terrorist network or planned to do so.
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Hussein believed before the United States' 2003 invasion of Iraq that Washington would make peace with his country to counter a growing threat from Iran.
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Hundreds of individuals and companies worldwide helped funnel conventional weapons and other goods to Iraq in violation of U.N. sanctions.
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Widespread kickbacks and other corruption in the U.N.'s "oil-for-food" program helped subsidize the Iraqi regime.
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