didn't the republicans bitch and whine when bill Clinton sent troops to stop the slaughter of innocent people by Slobaven Milosevic ? maybe they would have supported it more if we tried to take control of the country instead of what the UN authorised .
On Dec 22, 4:35 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > lew, > > What a shame they did not ask us to "give" them what we defined as > "freedom". > > On Dec 22, 1:17 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > George W. Bush - FREEDOM TO 50,000,000 OF THE WORLDS' PEOPLE. > > > An accomplishment NO Democrat president has accomplished since Harry > > S. Truman in South Korea.. > > > On Dec 22, 1:57 pm, wncs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Whereas Saddam was overthrown five years ago. > > > Whereas thousands of US troops have lost their lives, their limbs, and > > > their minds since then. > > > Be it resolved that anyone who still supports this has no soul. > > > > On Dec 22, 1:49 pm, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > wncs: > > > > > JUST TO AID YOUR FUZZY MEMORY JUST A LITTLE BIT. > > > > > Congressional Resolution on Iraq (Passed by House and Senate October > > > > 2002) > > > > > Joint Resolution to Authorize the use of United States Armed Forces > > > > Against Iraq. > > > > > Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and > > > > illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of > > > > nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the > > > > national security of the United States and enforce United Nations > > > > Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq; > > > > > Whereas after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, Iraq entered into a > > > > United Nations sponsored cease-fire agreement pursuant to which Iraq > > > > unequivocally agreed, among other things, to eliminate its nuclear, > > > > biological, and chemical weapons programs and the means to deliver and > > > > develop them, and to end its support for international terrorism; > > > > > Whereas the efforts of international weapons inspectors, United States > > > > intelligence agencies, and Iraqi defectors led to the discovery that > > > > Iraq had large stockpiles of chemical weapons and a large scale > > > > biological weapons program, and that Iraq had an advanced nuclear > > > > weapons development program that was much closer to producing a > > > > nuclear weapon than intelligence reporting had previously indicated; > > > > > Whereas Iraq, in direct and flagrant violation of the cease-fire, > > > > attempted to thwart the efforts of weapons inspectors to identify and > > > > destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction stockpiles and development > > > > capabilities, which finally resulted in the withdrawal of inspectors > > > > from Iraq on October 31, 1998; > > > > > Whereas in 1998 Congress concluded that Iraq's continuing weapons of > > > > mass destruction programs threatened vital United States interests and > > > > international peace and security, declared Iraq to be in `material and > > > > unacceptable breach of its international obligations' and urged the > > > > President `to take appropriate action, in accordance with the > > > > Constitution and relevant laws of the United States, to bring Iraq > > > > into compliance with its international obligations' (Public Law > > > > 105-235); > > > > > Whereas Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security > > > > of the United States and international peace and security in the > > > > Persian Gulf region and remains in material an unacceptable breach of > > > > its international obligations by, among other things, continuing to > > > > possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons > > > > capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and > > > > supporting and harboring terrorist organizations; > > > > > Whereas Iraq persists in violating resolutions of the United Nations > > > > Security Council by continuing to engage in brutal repression of its > > > > civilian population thereby threatening international peace and > > > > security in the region, by refusing to release, repatriate, or account > > > > for non-Iraqi citizens wrongfully detained by Iraq, including an > > > > American serviceman, and by failing to return property wrongfully > > > > seized by Iraq from Kuwait; > > > > > Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its capability and > > > > willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations > > > > and its own people; > > > > > Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its continuing > > > > hostility toward, and willingness to attack, the United States, > > > > including by attempting in 1993 to assassinate former President Bush > > > > and by firing on many thousands of occasions on United States and > > > > Coalition Armed Forces engaged in enforcing the resolutions of the > > > > United Nations Security Council; > > > > > Whereas members of al-Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility > > > > for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, > > > > including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known > > > > to be in Iraq; > > > > > Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist > > > > organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and > > > > safety of American citizens; > > > > > Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, > > > > underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of > > > > weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations; > > > > > Whereas Iraq's demonstrated capability and willingness to use weapons > > > > of mass destruction, the risk that the current Iraqi regime will > > > > either employ those weapons to launch a surprise attack against the > > > > United States or its Armed Forces or provide them to international > > > > terrorists who would do so, and the extreme magnitude of harm that > > > > would result to the United States and its citizens from such an > > > > attack, combine to justify action by the United States to defend > > > > itself; > > > > > Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 authorizes the > > > > use of all necessary means to enforce United Nations Security Council > > > > Resolution 660 and subsequent relevant resolutions and to compel Iraq > > > > to cease certain activities that threaten international peace and > > > > security, including the development of weapons of mass destruction and > > > > refusal or obstruction of United Nations weapons inspections in > > > > violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687, > > > > repression of its civilian population in violation of United Nations > > > > Security Council Resolution 688, and threatening its neighbors or > > > > United Nations operations in Iraq in violation of United Nations > > > > Security Council Resolution 949; > > > > > Whereas Congress in the Authorization for Use of Military Force > > > > Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1) has authorized the > > > > President `to use United States Armed Forces pursuant to United > > > > Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) in order to achieve > > > > implementation of Security Council Resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664, > > > > 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, and 677'; > > > > > Whereas in December 1991, Congress expressed its sense that it > > > > `supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of > > > > United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 as being consistent > > > > with the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Iraq > > > > Resolution (Public Law 102-1),' that Iraq's repression of its civilian > > > > population violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 and > > > > `constitutes a continuing threat to the peace, security, and stability > > > > of the Persian Gulf region,' and that Congress, `supports the use of > > > > all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security > > > > Council Resolution 688'; > > > > > Whereas the Iraq Liberation Act (Public Law 105-338) expressed the > > > > sense of Congress that it should be the policy of the United States to > > > > support efforts to remove from power the current Iraqi regime and > > > > promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that > > > > regime; > > > > > Whereas on September 12, 2002, President Bush committed the United > > > > States to `work with the United Nations Security Council to meet our > > > > common challenge' posed by Iraq and to `work for the necessary > > > > resolutions,' while also making clear that `the Security Council > > > > resolutions will be enforced, and the just demands of peace and > > > > security will be met, or action will be unavoidable'; > > > > > Whereas the United States is determined to prosecute the war on > > > > terrorism and Iraq's ongoing support for international terrorist > > > > groups combined with its development of weapons of mass destruction in > > > > direct violation of its obligations under the 1991 cease-fire and > > > > other United Nations Security Council resolutions make clear that it > > > > is in the national security interests of the United States and in > > > > furtherance of the war on terrorism that all relevant United Nations > > > > Security Council resolutions be enforced, including through the use of > > > > force if necessary; > > > > > Whereas Congress has taken steps to pursue vigorously the war on > > > > terrorism through the provision of authorities and funding requested > > > > by the President to take the necessary actions against international > > > > terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, > > > > organizations or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided > > > > the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored > > > > such persons or organizations; > > > > > Whereas the President and Congress are determined to continue to take > > > > all appropriate actions against international terrorists and terrorist > > > > organizations, including those nations, organizations or persons who > > > > planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that > > > > occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or > > > > organizations; > > > > > Whereas the President has > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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