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Joe Lieberman: “If I may briefly state it, you are saying the President can only take--forgive me for using the word ``only,'' but I…”

On the recordOctober 10, 2002
If I may briefly state it, you are saying the President can only take--forgive me for using the word ``only,'' but I will clarify it--action against, can only use the Armed Forces of the U.S. to take action against the weapons of mass destruction in Iraq without a U.N. resolution if he determines the threat from those weapons is imminent.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Discussing the conditions under which the President could use military force in Iraq.

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