[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19510]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       WHY WE MUST DEAL WITH IRAQ

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, last night President Bush followed through 
on a promise to the American people when he stood before a crowd 
gathered in the Cincinnati Museum Center and outlined the reasons 
Saddam Hussein's regime must be dealt with now.
  The President acknowledged the doubts some Americans have about 
confrontation with Iraq, and he offered answers to those questions. He 
outlined why Iraq is unique and why we cannot afford to wait to act. He 
explained how Saddam's regime has oppressed the Iraqi people and 
violated United Nations resolutions for the past 11 years by continuing 
his quest for weapons of mass destruction.
  Mr. Speaker, September 11 taught us that we are vulnerable and that 
there are those who wish to harm us. I commend the President for taking 
steps to convince the public that Saddam Hussein is a very real threat 
that must be dealt with before he follows through on his desires to use 
weapons of mass destruction against the American people.

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