Hmm, when I posted the link to Conason on Colin Powell's 2001 WMD statement, I forgot that it's still a hassle to go through the whole Salon Premium crap, so I'll just stick it right here:

"President Mubarak and I, had a good discussion about...the fact that the sanctions exist .... for the purpose of keeping in check Saddam's ambitions toward developing WMDs. They have worked. He has not developed any significant capability with respect to WMDs. He is unable to project conventional power against his neighbors."
-- Colin Powell, February 24, 2001

There you have it.