Thus the Republicans continue to paint over the facts that Iraq -LRB- a -RRB- was not a source of terrorist strikes against the United States before our invasion ; and -LRB- b -RRB- was invaded not because it was thought to be such a source , but rather on the pretext that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction .
Saddam Hussein /people/person/nationality Iraq
Saddam Hussein /people/person/place_of_birth Iraq
Saddam Hussein /people/deceased_person/place_of_death Iraq
RB DT NNPS VBP TO VB IN DT NNS WDT NNP -LRB- DT -RRB- VBD RB DT NN IN JJ NNS IN DT NNP NNPS IN PRP$ NN : CC -LRB- LS -RRB- VBD VBN RB IN PRP VBD VBN TO VB JJ DT NN , CC RB IN DT NN WDT NNP NNP VBD NNS IN NN NN .