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On the recordOctober 4, 2002
let us be clear. I assure my colleague that I agree that our President states almost daily when he addresses this issue, as he did on the steps of the White House just a day or two ago when I was right there, that his first priority is to pursue a coalition. His first priority is to pursue in the United Nations the enforcement of the resolutions passed and perhaps one in the future. He has repeatedly said war is the last--I repeat--the last option. He is fulfilling, in my judgment, his responsibility as President under our Constitution. And I commend him for doing so.
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Mark Warner
Democratic · Virginia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the President's approach to international coalition-building and the use of military force.

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