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Tom Lantos: this measure is the exact opposite of what the gentleman has just suggested. It demands of Saddam Hussein what he agreed…

On the recordDecember 19, 2001
this measure is the exact opposite of what the gentleman has just suggested. It demands of Saddam Hussein what he agreed to 10 years ago: full and complete access to places where weapons of mass destruction are produced. It gives him one chance, one final chance to do what he agreed to do when he surrendered 10 years ago.
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Tom Lantos

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Discussing measures related to Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction.

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