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Doing Nothing About Iraq Is Not An Option, Bush Says
Wednesday, September 4, 2002
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

"The issue is not inspectors; the issue is disarmament."

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
Doing nothing about the serious threat Saddam Hussein poses to the world is not an option for the United States, President Bush said today.

Speaking during a meeting with Democratic and Republican leaders of Congress, Bush said he looks forward to an open dialogue with Congress about the threat Iraq poses.

He said the United States would work with the United Nations to counter the Iraqi threat.

Bush said he will remind the United Nations that for 11 years, Saddam Hussein "has side-stepped, 'crawfished,' wheedled out of any agreement he had made not to … develop weapons of mass destruction, (and) agreements he's made to treat the people within his country with respect," he said.

"I'm going to call upon the world to recognize that (Hussein) is stiffing the world, and I will … talk about ways to make sure that he fulfills his obligations," the president said.
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