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Today, President Bush signed into law, the resolution passed by both
Houses of Congress which authorizes the President to use military force
against Iraq if needed. I joined with Leaders from both House of
Congress and both parties to join with the President during this historic
bill signing. Today's event sends a clear message to the world that
the United States will not stand by and allow states to actively seek weapons
of mass destruction and work to proliferate terror. I am proud to
have worked with the President to accomplish this goal and I am confident
that our country and the world will be better because of this.
I am hopeful that the use of military force will not be required and
that Saddam Hussein will choose to comply with the U.N. mandated demands
to dispose of all weapons of mass destruction. However, I am realistic
and know that the Iraqi leader will likely fail to comply with this directive.
As such, the U.S. and an international coalition stands ready to act to
force Hussein to comply.
Recent events demonstrate that we cannot turn our backs to terrorism.
The government of Indonesia learned that horrible lesson this past
weekend and unfortunately, approximately 200 innocent civilians perished.
We must be united and proactive in our global war against terror to ensure
that no state offers safe harbor to these terror groups. |
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