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Joe Lieberman: “I view the underlying resolution I have introduced with Senators Warner, McCain, and Bayh as an international…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2002
I view the underlying resolution I have introduced with Senators Warner, McCain, and Bayh as an international resolution. It is all about enforcing the resolutions of the United Nations. It acknowledges, appreciates, encourages the President to go forward at the United Nations, but it is based on the premise that if we indicate a willingness to lead, even in leading an international coalition, to enforce U.N. resolutions if someone exercises a veto against doing that at the Security Council, that others will follow. I think the strength in our underlying resolution is the best way to guarantee that either through the U.N. or after----
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

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Discussing a resolution related to enforcing United Nations resolutions.

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