"Further, not only the United States, but the French, British, Germans and the United Nations all thought Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction before the United States intervened"

This quote by Jim Gerlach is describing the 2003 intrusion of Iraq by the United States. It is highlighting the truth that the United States was not the only country that believed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. In fact, the French, British, Germans and the United Nations all believed that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction before the United States intervened. This quote is stressing the reality that the United States was not the only country that thought that Hussein had weapons of mass destruction which the intrusion of Iraq was not a unilateral choice by the United States. It was a choice that was supported by many other nations and international companies. This quote is likewise highlighting the reality that the United States was not the only nation that was worried about the hazard postured by Hussein and his weapons of mass destruction.