Excerpt from Colin Powell’s Speech to UN Security Council, February 5, 2003
My second purpose today is to provide you with additional information, to share with you what the United States knows about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction as well as Iraq's involvement in terrorism, which is also the subject of resolution 1441 and other earlier resolutions. . . .
Numerous human sources tell us that the Iraqis are moving, not just documents and hard drives, but weapons of mass destruction to keep them from being found by inspectors.
While we were here in this council chamber debating Resolution 1441 last fall, we know, we know from sources that a missile brigade outside Baghdad was disbursing rocket launchers and warheads containing biological warfare agents to various locations, distributing them to various locations in western Iraq. Most of the launchers and warheads have been hidden in large groves of palm trees and were to be moved every one to four weeks to escape detection. . . .
We also have satellite photos that indicate that banned materials have recently been moved from a number of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction facilities. . . .
Here, you see 15 munitions bunkers in yellow and red outlines. The four that are in red squares represent active chemical munitions bunkers. . .
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
How did the events of September 11, 2001, influence Powell's message in this excerpt?
Responses
They formed the basis for the foreign policy he pursued, according to the agenda of George W. Bush.
They formed the basis for the foreign policy he pursued, according to the agenda of George W. Bush.
They broadened the scope of American diplomacy to include the Middle East, according to the agenda of George W. Bush
They broadened the scope of American diplomacy to include the Middle East, according to the agenda of George W. Bush
They created a context in which missing Iraqi weapons had to be found, according to the agenda of George W. Bush.
They created a context in which missing Iraqi weapons had to be found, according to the agenda of George W. Bush.
They provided an excuse for investigating nuclear misconduct around the world, according to the agenda of George W. Bush.