Cliff Stearns: “hours before President Bush's speech Sunday night, the top U.S.…”

On the recordSeptember 10, 2003

hours before President Bush's speech Sunday night, the top U.S. commander in Iraq summed up in a single sentence the importance of creating a free and democratic Iraq. Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez said, ``The only way we will fail in this country is if we decide to walk away in Iraq and fight the next battle in the war on terrorism in the United States of America.'' That is a stark assessment. The President said the United Nations not only has an opportunity but a responsibility to assume a broader role in assuring that Iraq becomes a free and democratic nation. Nations that enjoy the richness of freedom have a moral obligation, when possible, to share their political and spiritual assets with countries that suffer from the poverty of totalitarianism. Mr. Speaker, that has been the creed of this country. The American people must have the resolve to see this through.

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Cliff Stearns

Florida

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Discussing the importance of U.S. involvement in Iraq and the role of the United Nations.

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Cliff Stearns: “hours before President Bush's speech Sunday night, the top U.S. commander in Iraq summed up in a single sentence the…”

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