    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1997, Book II)]
    [November 12, 1997]
    [Page 1542]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Iraq
    November 12, 1997

        I welcome the prompt, clear, and strong resolution by the United
    Nations Security Council condemning Iraq for obstructing the work of
    international weapons inspectors and defying the will of the
    international community. With one voice, the Security Council has made
    it clear that Iraq's actions are unacceptable; that it must submit to
    investigations into Baghdad's ballistic missile, biological, chemical,
    and nuclear weapons programs; and that sanctions will remain in place
    until Iraq cooperates. For Iraq, there is one simple way out of the box
    Saddam Hussein has put it in: Comply with the will of the international
    community.