|
|
|
||||||||
 |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
WASHINGTON (Oct. 16) - President Bush on Wednesday signed an Iraq war resolution overwhelmingly approved by Congress and told wary world leaders to ''face up to our global responsibility''; to confront Saddam Hussein.
''Those who choose to live in denial may eventually be forced to live in fear,''; Bush said as the United Nations began a bitter debate over his anti-Iraq resolution. ''Every nation that shares the benefits of peace also shares the duty of defending the peace,''; he said.
Bush summoned about 100 supportive lawmakers to the East Room of the White House as he signed the newly passed resolution authorizing the use of force, if necessary, to disarm Saddam.
Bush used the speech - and the congressional vote - to press the U.N. to adopt a new resolution compelling Iraq to submit to unconditional weapons inspections.
''We will defend our nation and lead others in defending the peace,''; the president said.
Though the president said military action would be his last resort, he left little room for Saddam to avoid confrontation. ''Our goal is to fully and finally eliminate a real threat to world peace and to America,''; he said.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
DUBAI (Nov. 3) - Saudi Arabia, a key U.S. regional ally, said on Sunday it would not allow the United States to use its facilities for any attack against neighboring Iraq even if a strike was sanctioned by the United Nations.
''We will abide by the decision of the United Nations Security Council and we will cooperate with the Security Council. But as to entering the conflict or using facilities... that is something else,'' Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal said.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
WASHINGTON (Nov. 8) - One step closer to war, President Bush threatened Saddam Hussein with ''the severest consequences'' if he fails to disarm under a United Nations resolutions approved at his behest Friday. Bush said, ''The outcome of the current crisis is already determined. The full disarmament of weapons of mass destruction will occur. The only question for the Iraqi regime is to decide how,'' he said.
Prime Minister Tony Blair, echoing Bush from London, warned Saddam that he'll face military action if he disobeys the new U.N. resolution on weapons inspections. ''Defy the U.N.'s will and we will disarm you by force,'' said Blair, who has been the administration's staunchest ally on Iraq.
''With the resolution just passed, the United Nations Security Council has met important responsibilities, upheld its principles, and given clear and fair notice that Saddam Hussein must fully disclose and destroy his weapons of mass destruction,'' Bush said. ''He must submit to any and all methods to verify his compliance. His cooperation must be prompt and unconditional or he will face the severest consequences".
But Bush said he would not be handcuffed by the resolution, which he said addresses the concerns of allies ''without jeopardizing our freedom of action.''
He said: ''Iraq can be certain the old game of cheat and retreat ... will no longer be tolerated.'' The president did not specifically threaten Iraq with military force, but the message was clear. ''The United States prefers that Iraq meet its obligations voluntarily, yet we are prepared for the alternative,'' Bush said. ''In either case, the just demands of the world will be met.''
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Site Navigation
Just click on the "HOME" button below to access the "Site Index & Download" page or, if you are adventurous, use the blue "back" and "next" arrows located on each page to get around...and don't forget to sign my Guestbook. Thanks and enjoy! ClassStuff
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| page created with Easy Designer |