George W. bUsh said; Hussein could REMAIN IN POWER...

[LynnTheDem]

IF he DISARMED.

"We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons -- the very weapons the dictator tells us he does not have."
-bush Radio Address 10/5/2002

"And my message to Saddam Hussein is that, for the sake of peace, for the sake of freedom, you must disarm like you said you would do."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/11/20021103-3.html

"It's over, we're through negotiations, there's no more time. The man must disarm. He said he would disarm, he now must disarm. And, you know, this kind of deception and delay -- all that is over with. The country is committed to making the world more peaceful by disarming Saddam Hussein, it's just as simple as that."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/11/20021112-3.html

"First of all, you know, I'm hopeful we won't have to go war, and let's leave it at that…Until Saddam Hussein makes up his mind to disarm -- see, it's his choice to make.

...And therefore, he must disarm voluntarily, I hope he does. All right, let's go get a coffee."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030102-2.html

"What I have in mind for Saddam Hussein is to disarm. The United Nations spoke with one voice. We said, we expect Saddam Hussein, for the sake of peace, to disarm. That's the question: Is Saddam Hussein disarming? … Time is running out on Saddam Hussein. He must disarm."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030114-5.html

"He's a dangerous, dangerous man with dangerous, dangerous weapons. And that's why the world came together at the United Nations Security Council and said, Mr. Saddam Hussein must disarm. The message was as clear as can possibly be delivered -- Mr. Saddam Hussein must disarm.

My hope is that Saddam Hussein will disarm voluntarily; that's my hope. I take seriously the commitment of any troop into combat. I desire peace. But in the name of peace, in the name of securing our future, if Saddam Hussein will not disarm, the United States of America and friends of freedom will disarm Saddam Hussein."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030122-9.html

"I'm convinced that this still can be done peacefully. I certainly hope so. The idea of committing troops is my last option, not my first. I understand the terrible price of war. I understand what it means to put somebody into combat. I know what it means to hug mothers and wives."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/01/20030129-2.html

"If he declares he has none, then we will know that Saddam Hussein is once again misleading the world."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/12/20021202-6.htmlhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/12/20021202-6.html

Rice and Powell Say that a Disarmed Saddam Could Stay in Power
http://www.intelmessages.org/Messages/National_Security/wwwboard/messages/2159.html

Tony bLiar:

"If military action proves necessary, it will be to uphold the authority of the UN and to ensure Saddam is disarmed of his weapons of mass destruction, not to overthrow him. It is why, detestable as I find his regime, he could stay in power if he disarms peacefully."
http://www.sundayherald.com/print31827

‘If I have a chance to invade... if I had that much capital, I’m not going to waste it."
-bush, 1999
http://houstonpress.com/2004-11-18/news/chasing-its-tale/

Yes, every life destroyed to date in Iraq is a total waste. Except for filling the bush regime's pockets.