lew despite all of your rhetoric and propaganda the bottom line is we invaded Iraq to gain control of the oil fields !
On Dec 26, 9:13 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > Mikey: > > More on why we went into Iraq. > > NOT ONE WORD ABOUT OIL ANYWHERE. > > 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 authority under the Constitution to take > action in order to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism > against the United States, as Congress recognized in the joint > resolution on Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law > 107-40); and > > Whereas it is in the national security of the United States to restore > international peace and security to the Persian Gulf region: Now, > therefore, be it > > Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United > States of America in Congress assembled, > > SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. > > This joint resolution may be cited as the `Authorization for the Use > of Military Force Against Iraq'. > > SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS. > > The Congress of the United States supports the efforts by the > President to > > (1) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all > relevant Security Council resolutions applicable to Iraq and > encourages him in those efforts; and > > (2) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to > ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion and > noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant > Security Council resolutions. > > SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES. > > (a) AUTHORIZATION- The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces > of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate > in order to > (1) defend the national security of the United States against the > continuing threat posed by Iraq; and > (2) enforce ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
