    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2006, Book II)]
    [July 31, 2006]
    [Pages 1482-1483]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks Following a Tour of the Port of Miami in Miami
    July 31, 2006

        I want to thank Admiral Allen and the
    members of the Coast Guard for what has been a really interesting tour
    of the Port of Miami.
        A couple of things: One, it's clear that the money we've been
    spending to help secure our ports is working. In other words, new
    technologies--there's new ways to investigate cargo that gets here.
    Obviously, there's more work to be done, but one of the most innovative
    projects we've done, by the way, is to have a--is to use ports of--the
    disembarkation to inspect cargo so that the cargo has been inspected
    before it arrives here.
        So I want to thank you all for the tour. I'm real proud of our Coast
    Guard. The Coast Guard is really, really good. And part of our efforts
    is to work with the Coast Guard leadership to make sure the Coast Guard
    is modernized, that they've got the latest choppers, the good boats to
    be able to do their job.
        We talked about a lot of issues besides port security. One of the
    big issues that people face here is the migration issue, a lot of people
    trying to sneak into Florida. And the Coast Guard is doing their job to
    enforce our policy, and I appreciate them for their hard work.
        At the United Nations today, the Security Council passed a
    resolution regarding Iran's attempt to have nuclear weapons. It's a
    strong resolution. I want to thank our partners. This resolution follows
    up on North Korea resolution, and it goes to show that when America
    takes the lead and works with our friends, we're able to accomplish
    diplomatic objectives.
        And now Condi Rice comes back from the
    Middle East and will be working with our friends and allies on a
    resolution regarding Lebanon. But the Iranians must hear loud and clear
    with this resolution: The world is intent upon working together to make
    sure that they do not end up with a nuclear weapon or the know-how to
    build a nuclear weapon.
        Again, I want to thank our allies on this very important resolution
    and remind the American people that we've had a strategy in place to
    send a common message, a unified message to the Iranian leadership.
        I want to thank you all. Appreciate it.

    Note: The President spoke at 11:24 a.m. at the U.S. Coast Guard
    Integrated Support Command.

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