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On the recordJanuary 21, 2004
Last night, the President of the United States delivered a powerful challenge to the U.S. Congress and to the American people. He told us the state of the Union is strong and confident. The substance of the talk last night reflected just that. There is much to celebrate as we enter this second session of the 108th Congress. Perhaps most important is the capture of Saddam Hussein. It was only 1 month ago that the world woke up to those astonishing images--the President described it last night--of Saddam Hussein in a hole and now in a cell. They were images of that dirty and dishevelled dictator emerging out of that spider hole. Our brave and resourceful soldiers caught the 'butcher of Baghdad.' As the President said last night, Saddam Hussein now is in a cell, a military prison, awaiting his fate. He will be brought to justice by the Iraqi people whom he so mercilessly terrorized, and he will be judged as the entire world looks on. Today, because of the war on terror, the capture of Saddam, the death of his two sons, and the destruction of his wicked regime, America and her allies are safer and more secure.
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William H. Frist
Tennessee

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Reflecting on the state of the Union and the capture of Saddam Hussein during the 108th Congress.

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