Meet the Press (NBC) - 2002-09-01 - 1 of 2

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[0:00] No doubt that he is amassing them to use

[0:02] them against our friends, against our

[0:05] allies, and against us.

[0:07] >> Does that mean going to war with Iraq,

[0:10] even if we have to go it alone?

[0:13] >> Yes, says Republican Senator Fred

[0:15] Thompson. No, says former Secretary

[0:17] [music] of State Lawrence Eagleberger.

[0:20] Thompson and Eagleberger, two

[0:23] Republicans with very different views on

[0:25] Iraq.

[0:27] Then only 65 days until election day.

[0:30] Which issues will lead which party to

[0:33] control of Congress. With us, the

[0:36] chairman of the Congressional Campaign

[0:37] Committees, Republican Tom Davis,

[0:40] Democrat Nita Loey. They square off.

[0:48] >> But first, Iraq. With us, US Senator

[0:50] Fred Thompson and the Senate

[0:51] Intelligence Committee, former Secretary

[0:53] of State Lawrence Eagleberger. Welcome

[0:55] both. Thank you.

[0:56] >> Very important subject this morning.

[0:59] It's called war. Let me show you what

[1:01] Vice President Cheney said on Thursday

[1:03] and ask you both to respond.

[1:06] There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein

[1:09] now has weapons of mass destruction.

[1:13] There is no doubt that he is amassing

[1:15] them to use them against our friends,

[1:18] against our allies, and against us. On

[1:21] the nuclear question, many of us are

[1:22] convinced that Saddam will acquire such

[1:24] weapons fairly soon.

[1:26] >> Secretary of State Eagleberger, the

[1:28] nature of the threat, do you agree with

[1:30] Vice President Cheney?

[1:31] >> I don't know. We've just heard him say

[1:35] that he Saddam has weapons of mass

[1:38] destruction

[1:39] already. Then we hear him say that many

[1:43] have no doubt that he will have nuclear

[1:46] weapons. So I have to think he's saying

[1:49] tha