[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6458]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      A DEFINING MOMENT IN HISTORY

  (Mrs. MILLER of Michigan asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, we are at a defining moment in 
the history of our Nation and of the world. Last night the President of 
the United States stood up for the security of our Nation, of our 
allies, and the world. He said that no longer will tyrannical dictators 
be allowed to flaunt international will and hold the world hostage with 
weapons of mass destruction and perhaps give those horrible weapons to 
terrorists who would not hesitate to use them against innocent 
civilians. The President has gone the extra mile to achieve a 
diplomatic solution to the crises in Iraq. The President has worked to 
build a larger international coalition of the willing to finally end 
Iraq's refusal to disarm. Our coalition is strong. It is prepared for 
the task at hand, and it will be victorious.
  Our Army is not an Army of conquest, but one of liberation; and as 
the President said last night, the day of liberation for the Iraqi 
people is close at hand.
  I urge my fellow Americans to keep the men and women of our Armed 
Forces in their thoughts and prayers as they fight to make America and 
the world safer.

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