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U.N. to Vote on Iraq Resolution, Bush Says
Thursday, November 7, 2002
By Kathleen T. Rhem
American Forces Press Service

"The Iraqi people must hear this loud and clear. This country never has any intention to conquer anybody; that's not the intention of the American people or our government. We believe in freedom, and we believe in peace, and we believe that the Iraqi dictator is a threat to peace."

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
The United Nations Security Council will vote Nov. 8 on a U.S. and British proposal to disarm Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, President Bush said today.

"The resolution we put down is a tough new resolution," Bush said in a televised press conference. "It talks about material breach and inspections and serious consequences if Saddam Hussein continues to defy the world and not disarm."

Bush said he had spoken to his French and Russian counterparts today, and said he is "optimistic" the Council will approve the resolution. France and Russia have opposed such a resolution.

The president described the proposed resolution as a statement of intent to disarm Saddam Hussein "once and for all."

"He is a threat. He's a threat to the country; he's a threat to people in his neighborhood," Bush said. "He's a real threat, and it's now time for the world to come together and disarm him."
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