[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 39, Number 42 (Monday, October 20, 2003)]
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[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Statement on the United Nations Security Council Resolution on Iraq

October 16, 2003

    I welcome today's unanimous passage of United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 1511. The world has an opportunity--and a 
responsibility--to help the Iraqi people build a nation that is stable, 
secure, and free. This resolution will help marshal even more 
international support for the development of a new, democratic Iraq. I 
look forward to continuing to work with the United Nations to aid the 
transition in Iraq to self-government and help the Iraqi people rebuild 
their nation.