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| Axis of Evil |
| Senate sez ''Yes''... |
| 2002-10-11 |
| The House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to grant President Bush the power to attack Iraq unilaterally, remove Saddam Hussein from power and abolish that country's nuclear, chemical and biological weaponry. Moving the nation closer to a possible second war with Iraq, 77 of 100 senators and 296 of 435 House members voted to authorize the president to "use the armed forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq." It's on — Sammy's got the opportunity to call it off, but he won't take it. Whether the UN comes along or not is irrelevant from our standpoint, though if they don't, you can put the date they didn't on their tombstone. After that, the UN will have somewhat less importance in international affairs than the Knights of Columbus. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |