Joe Wilson: “I believe that we should put our faith in the President, the…”

On the recordSeptember 4, 2002

I believe that we should put our faith in the President, the intelligence agencies that we have, the wonderful military that we have, and the civilian military officials that we have before us. We need to understand there was a vote on September 14, 2001, right here in Congress, almost unanimously, to provide for military action against those who harbor or support terrorists, and the intent of that was to stop future terrorist attacks on the United States. America has been attacked, and we are under threat. This is not a speculation as to the future; it has occurred. It will occur again if we do not take action to defend our civilian citizens.

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Joe Wilson

Republican · South Carolina

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Discussing the threat posed by Iraq and the need for military action.

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Joe Wilson: “I believe that we should put our faith in the President, the intelligence agencies that we have, the wonderful military…”

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