I think I can speak for our leadership on that. That is a constructive observation. I am sure my distinguished colleague would think almost all 100 Senators will want, at one point in time prior to the vote, to express themselves on this…

I hope in due course he can see the wisdom of joining in this resolution which I and three others--Senators McCain, Lieberman, and Bayh--have put together. We really believe--and it is the one which is before the House of Representatives…

I call it the doctrine of giving Saddam Hussein the benefit of the doubt. I urge colleagues to think about that because we are dealing with an individual who is extremely complex, at the least. People are trying to read his mind. Speaking…

any action by a strong, sovereign Nation such as ours, which I say with humility is a leader in the world in so many issues of foreign policy, can be used as a precedent. But I say to my friend, what is the precedent of inaction? I have…

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…

I say to my friend, the President of the United States, as I read the Constitution, has the authority, at this very moment, to employ the men and women of our Armed Forces in the defense of our Nation.

As Commander in Chief, if he believes an attack has been made on this country, or that an attack is imminent which he believes he has to preempt, he has the authority to use those forces, and we don't have to pass this.

I assert very firmly, there is nothing in this resolution that goes beyond the authority the President has. This President, as well as any other President, could act tomorrow without the specific authority of Congress, if he felt it was…

I respect this. We just have strong differences. I think we have stated them. I would like to read this bit of history. I was going to save this for next week. You have raised properly the classification of this current set of facts as…

I was privileged 2 days ago to join on the floor with my esteemed colleague, Senator Lieberman of Connecticut, and Senator Bayh and Senator McCain when the four of us introduced the resolution which is the pending resolution before the…

But the Senator said the President is not king, and the Senator is right. There is no one who understands this Constitution better. The king is not mentioned, as far as I can recall, in the Constitution anywhere. But what is in the…

Prime Minister Tony Blair, whom I have been privileged to be with on several occasions, has shown enormous courage, in the face of dissension among his own political party, dissension of the people in Great Britain who marched in the…

I say to my colleague, it had been my hope-- and there was planning in place--that our committee, the Armed Services Committee, was to have had hearings this week with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and most specifically with General Franks…

Indeed, policies of containment have worked in the past, but with the spread of modern technology, and the clear documentation that this particular evil dictator, Saddam Hussein, has used these weapons against his own people and his…

I hope at some point he might consider becoming a cosponsor of the resolution. With the resolution Senators Lieberman, Bayh, McCain and I put before the Senate, we embark on this historic debate. One of my great recollections is of the…

if I could turn to the reference to the United Nations and the timing, I wish I were the student of history that my good friend Robert Byrd is. I remember when you took me, hand in hand, to Rome and we went to the very site of the Roman…

In August, I became so concerned about the national dialogue on this issue that I took it upon myself to write the chairman of the Armed Services Committee, Senator Levin, urging that promptly upon the Congress returning from its August…

I draw to the attention of my colleague that it has been over a decade since hostilities were concluded in the signing of those documents in the desert by Saddam Hussein's Foreign Minister on April 6, 1991. Sixteen resolutions which have…

If I might say to my good friend, I think it is helpful Senators engage as you and I are, and I hope throughout this debate there is a great deal of that, Senator to Senator, eye to eye, to talk about these issues. But this biological…

I will walk out of this Chamber after we complete our debate to go to my State, as others have gone to theirs, to listen to my citizens. But I say to them, the timing of the work we are doing on this resolution is important now, for many…

what our President has done, to hope that the United Nations will move in the right direction, is to go there and speak to them and to lead, together with others--the Prime Minister of Great Britain and others--lead, not wait and see in…

if I interject, we were flying those missions. Our airmen were risking their lives. That is what we did.

let's stop and think. We are not in this alone. Great Britain--I know of no Senator who has a greater respect for England's participation as our ally in World War I, World War II. I have had the privilege of going with my good friend to…

My mother's great-great-great-grandfather built Balmore Castle, which the Queen uses as her home. But let us get back to this. Great Britain has helped us. I know Spain and Portugal expressed an interest. I ask my good friend--I have seen…

if I could ask one further question of my good colleague, first, I join with the Senator in encouraging the people to speak out, write, and call. I welcome those who disagree with my views, or those who might wish to associate with my…