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PACE: U.S. Military Is 'Prepared To Deliver' Against Saddam
Friday, September 27, 2002
By Gerry J. Gilmore
American Forces Press Service

As the U.S. Congress debates the pros and cons of using a military broom to sweep out Saddam, the U.N. is working to craft new resolutions to force the Iraqi dictator to give up his WMDs, or else.



"Part of the 'or else' for enemies, is guys like me," Pace pointed out. "We think through what part of that 'or else' we have to deliver," Pace explained, "and we make sure that we're prepared to deliver it."



WASHINGTON -- AFIS
The U.S. military is ready -- if called upon -- to remove Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from power while continuing the fight against global terrorism, the nation's second-most-senior military officer said here today.

Marine Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaking on the global war on terrorism at a U.S. Department of State-sponsored lecture, cautioned his audience that President George W. Bush hasn't decided how to accomplish regime change in Iraq.

However, the four-star general emphasized, if military action against Iraq is authorized, the American public -- and Saddam -- should know "this President will do what he says he's going to do." The same is true even if Iraq threatens to employ weapons of mass destruction against U.S. troops or allies.

Since the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America, Iraq has increasingly come under the microscope of the United States and other freedom-loving nations of the world.
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