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llberestoredtoitsrightfulplace,andkuwaitwillonceagainbefree.iraqwilleventuallycomplywithallrelevantunitednatioresolutio,andthen,whenpeaceisrestored,itisourhopethatiraqwilllivea

sapeacefulandcooperativememberofthefamilyofnatio,thusenhancingthesecurityandstabilityofthegulf.

somemayask:whyactnow?whynotwait?theawerisclear:theworldcouldwaitnolonger.sanctio,thoughhavingsomeeffect,showednosigofaccomplishingtheirobjective.sanctioweretriedforwellover5months,andweandouralliesconcludedthatsanctioalonewouldnotforcesaddamfromkuwait.

whiletheworldwaited,saddamhueinsystematicallyraped,pillaged,andplunderedatinynation,nothreattohisown.hesubjectedthepeopleofkuwaittoueakableatrocities--andamongthosemaimedandmurdered,iocentchildren.

whiletheworldwaited,saddamsoughttoaddtothechemicalweapoarsenalhenowpoees,aninfinitelymoredangerousweaponofmadestruction--anuclearweapon.andwhiletheworldwaited,whiletheworldtalkedpeaceandwithdrawal,saddamhueinduginandmovedmaiveforcesintokuwait.

whiletheworldwaited,whilesaddamstalled,moredamagewasbeingdonetothefragileeconomiesofthethirdworld,emergingdemocraciesofeasterneurope,totheentireworld,includingtoourowneconomy.

theunitedstates,togetherwiththeunitednatio,exhaustedeverymeaatourdiosaltobringthiscrisistoapeacefulend.however,saddamclearlyfeltthatbystallingandthreateninganddefyingtheunitednatio,hecouldweakentheforcesarrayedagaithim.

whiletheworldwaited,saddamhueinmeteveryovertureofpeacewithopencontempt.whiletheworldprayedforpeace,saddampreparedforwar.

ihadhopedthatwhentheunitedstatescongre,inhistoricdebate,tookitsresoluteaction,saddamwouldrealizehecouldnotprevailandwouldmoveoutofkuwaitinaccordwiththeunitednationresolutio.hedidnotdothat.itead,heremainedintraigent,certainthattimewasonhisside.

saddamwaswarnedoverandoveragaintocomplywiththewilloftheunitednatio:leavekuwait,orbedrivenout.saddamhasarrogantlyrejectedallwarnings.itead,hetriedtomakethisadiutebetweeniraqandtheunitedstatesofamerica.

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