The President, Clearly As A Result Of

The White House Was Signaling That The Threat Posed By Saddam Hussein Was Of Such Urgency That It Had Priority Over The Crushing Of Al Qaeda.

We Are In Possession Of What I Think To Be Compelling Evidence That Saddam Hussein Has, And Has Had For A Number Of Years, A Developing Capacity For The Production And Storage Of Weapons Of Mass Destruction.

I Had Earlier Concluded That A War With Iraq Would Be A Distraction From The Successful And Expeditious Completion Of Our Aims In Afghanistan. Now I Had Come To Question Whether The White House Was Telling The Truth.

I Have Had National Security Background, 10 Years On The Intelligence Committee, The Last Two Years As Chair.

I Consider My Voice To Be A Centrist Moderate Voice Among The Nine Democratic Candidates.