Political Quotes

“Amendment offered by Mr. Solomon: At the end of title X (page 277, after line 2), add the following new section: SEC. 1038. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS CONCERNING THE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that-- (1) the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on December 12, 1948, that declared the Republic of Korea to be the only lawful government on the Korean peninsula; (2) between 1950 and 1953, the United States led a military coalition that successfully repelled an invasion of the Republic of Korea by the illegal Communist regime in North Korea, at a cost of more than 54,000 American lives; (3) the United States and the Republic of Korea ratified a Mutual Security Treaty in 1954 that commits the United States to helping the Republic of Korea defend itself against external aggression; (4) more than 37,000 American military personnel are presently stationed in the Republic of Korea pursuant to the terms of the Mutual Security Treaty of 1954; (5) the United States and the Republic of Korea have conducted annual joint military exercises, code named ``Team Spirit'', since 1976; (6) the Communist regime of North Korea has built up an armed force nearly twice the size of that in the Republic of Korea and has never renounced the active and ongoing use of force, terrorism,…”