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l,hefailed.tonight,28natio--countriesfrom5continents,europeandasia,africa,andthearableague--haveforcesinthegulfareastandingshouldertoshoulderagaitsaddamhuein.thesecountrieshadhopedtheuseofforcecouldbeavoided.regrettably,wenowbelievethatonlyforcewillmakehimleave.

priortoorderingourforcesintobattle,iitructedourmilitarycommanderstotakeeverynecearysteptoprevailasquicklyaspoible,andwiththegreatestdegreeofprotectionpoibleforamericanandalliedservicemenandwomen.i''vetoldtheamericanpeoplebeforethatthiswillnotbeanothervietnam,andirepeatthisheretonight.ourtroowillhavethebestpoiblesuortintheentireworld,andtheywillnotbeaskedtofightwithonehandtiedbehindtheirback.i''mhopefulthatthisfightingwillnotgoonforlongandthatcasualtieswillbeheldtoanaoluteminimum.

thisisanhistoricmoment.wehaveinthispastyearmadegreatprogreinendingthelongeraofconflictandcoldwar.wehavebeforeustheoortunitytoforgeforourselvesandforfuturegeneratioanewworldorder--aworldwheretheruleoflaw,notthelawofthejungle,govertheconductofnatio.whenwearesucceful--andwewillbe--wehavearealchanceatthisnewworldorder,anorderinwhichacredibleunitednatiocanuseitspeacekeepingroletofulfillthepromiseandvisionoftheu.n.''sfounders.

wehavenoargumentwiththepeopleofiraq.indeed,fortheiocentscaughtinthisconflict,iprayfortheirsafety.ourgoalisnottheconquestofiraq.itistheliberationofkuwait.itismyhopethatsomehowtheiraqipeoplecan,evennow,convincetheirdictatorthathemustlaydownhisarms,leavekuwait,andletiraqitselfrejointhefamilyofpeace-lovingnatio.

thomaspainewrotemanyyearsago:"thesearethetimesthattrymen''ssouls.''''thosewell-knownwordsaresoverytruetoday.butevenasplanesofthemultinationalforcesattackiraq,iprefertothinkofpeace,notwar.iamconvincednotonlythatwewillprevailbutthatoutofthehorrorofcombatwillcometherecognitionthatnonationcanstandagaitaworldunited,nonationwillbepermittedtobrutallyaaultitsneighbor.

nopresidentcaneasilycommitoursoanddaughterstowar.theyarethenation''sfinest.oursisanall-volunteerforce,magnificentlytrained,h

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