March 11, 2003 - Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, pauses before answering a reporter's question regarding the possibility of an upcoming war with Iraq. © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers shows a map of Iraq showing two targets that F-14 Tomcats bombed yesterday within the Iraqi borders. These sites are part of the air defense communications network and system in Iraq. In recent months, the United States has been getting more aggressive in taking out air defense networks within Iraq preparing for any eventual war that might be in our future. © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers shows gun-camera footage from an F-14 Tomcat as it bombed an Iraqi air defense radar site. In recent months, the United States has been getting more aggressive in taking out air defense networks within Iraq preparing for any eventual war that might be in our future. © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers glances over towards Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld (not shown) as the Secretary answers a question regarding the possibility of an upcoming war between the United States and its coalition partners, and Iraq. © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, calls on a reporter during today's Pentagon briefing. The Secretary was asked about whether or not he feels Saddam Hussein is disarming. The Secretary replied, "He is an accomplished deceiver, or else why would so many in the world community continue to be deceived so long? If it becomes necessary to use military force, we know he will stop at nothing to deceive the world by spreading lies. We are taking extraordinary measures to prevent innocent casualties. Hussein, by contrast, will seek to maximize civilian deaths and create the false impression that coalition forces target innocent Iraqis, which of course is not the case." © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, responds to a reporter's question about whether or not he has seen evidence that Saddam Hussein is disarming. The Secretary replied, "The question before the United Nations is clear: Is Saddam Hussein taking this final opportunity that was offered by Resolution 1441 to disarm or not? And the answer to the question, it strikes me, is increasingly obvious. He makes a show of destroying a handful of missiles; missiles which he claimed in his declaration did not violate U.N. restrictions, but now admits that they do violate U.N. restrictions. Yet even as he destroys those missiles, he's ordered the continued production of the very same types of missiles. He claims to have no chemical or biological weapons, yet we know he continues to hide biological and chemical weapons, moving them to different locations as often as every 12 to 24 hours, and placing them in residential neighborhoods." © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, responds to a reporter's question about the United States having to disarm Iraq without the United Nation Security Council's approval. He stated, "The president made clear that he is determined to confront the threat posed by Saddam Hussein and that if he does not disarm, he will be disarmed by a coalition of willing countries. And I believe that if such a decision were to be made, it would prove to be a large coalition. We hope to see the United Nations act. The credibility of the U.N. is important to the world. But if the Security Council fails this test of resolve, a coalition will be ready to act nonetheless." © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers answers questions about whether or not Turkey will provide a staging ground for our troops for attacking Iraq from the north if there is in fact a war with Iraq. The General said, "I'm not going to talk about the operational ways of doing it, but just be assured there will be a Northern option." © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, laughs at a reporter's comment during today's Pentagon briefing about the push to get the United Nations Security Council to disarm Saddam Hussein. © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, responds to a reporter's question about whether or not he has seen evidence that Saddam Hussein is disarming. The Secretary replied, "The question before the United Nations is clear: Is Saddam Hussein taking this final opportunity that was offered by Resolution 1441 to disarm or not? And the answer to the question, it strikes me, is increasingly obvious. He makes a show of destroying a handful of missiles; missiles which he claimed in his declaration did not violate U.N. restrictions, but now admits that they do violate U.N. restrictions. Yet even as he destroys those missiles, he's ordered the continued production of the very same types of missiles. He claims to have no chemical or biological weapons, yet we know he continues to hide biological and chemical weapons, moving them to different locations as often as every 12 to 24 hours, and placing them in residential neighborhoods." © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers answers questions about whether or not Turkey will provide a staging ground for our troops for attacking Iraq from the north if there is in fact a war with Iraq. The General said, "I'm not going to talk about the operational ways of doing it, but just be assured there will be a Northern option." © Mike Lynaugh
March 11, 2003 - Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, pauses before answering a reporter's question regarding the possibility of an upcoming war with Iraq. © Mike Lynaugh