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SADDAM HUSSEIN!
Before September the 11th, Saddam Hussein was the sworn enemy of America. Remember, Saddam Hussein's history. He -- he defied the world, resolution after resolution after resolution. He was firing weapons at our pilots when our pilots were trying to enforce the world's sanctions. Saddam Hussein had used weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Hussein paid the families of suicide bombers. Saddam Hussein harbored terrorists. Remember Abu Nidal? He killed Leon Klinghoffer. His organization was given safe harbor in Iraq. Zarqawi, the person who'd just behead somebody because he feels like it, trying to intimidate the free world, had been given safe haven in Iraq. Saddam Hussein killed thousands of his own citizens. He was a threat in a volatile part of the world.
We saw a threat in Saddam Hussein. After September the 11th, America must deal with threats before they fully materialize. I made a decision to go to the United States Congress to seek a resolution of support in case we needed to use force in Iraq. I say, in case we needed to use force in Iraq -- the use of force should be the last option of the President of the United States. It certainly is in my case. And so I went to the Congress, and they looked at the facts as we saw them, and looked at the intelligence as I saw it. And they agreed with me that Saddam Hussein was a threat -- they being members of both political parties looked at the same intelligence, including my opponent, who looked at the very same intelligence.
I went to the United Nations. I think it's very important for our country to try to solve problems and deal with threat diplomatically as a first resort. So I went to the U.N. I asked them to take a serious look at Saddam Hussein as a threat to the world. I described how threats in the post- September the 11th era must be looked at in a new light. They agreed. You might remember, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution 15 to nothing, that said, Saddam Hussein, disclose, disarm, or face serious consequences. The world spoke with one voice, and yet, once again, he defied the world. Remember, we -- we thought weapons inspectors were a good idea. And yet, he systematically deceived the weapons inspectors. He wasn't about to disclose. And as he had for year after year after year, he basically said, there's no consequences. So I had a choice to make at this point in time, to forget the lessons of September the 11th and trust a madman, or take action to defend our country. Given that choice, I will defend America every time. (Applause.)
You know, even though we didn't find the stockpiles that everybody thought we would find, Saddam...
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