Word: disarmed
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...attacks, Bush challenges the U.N. to confront the “grave and gathering danger” of Iraq—or allow the U.S. to do so. Bush asks Congress for authority to “use all means,” including military force if necessary, to disarm and overthrow Saddam if he does not comply with U.N. demands...
Saddam wins another seven-year term as president, capturing 100 percent of votes in national “referendum.” In national address, Bush calls Saddam a “murderous tyrant” and says he must disarm Iraq or face a U.S.-led coalition to remove him from power. House of Representatives votes 296-133 and Senate votes 77-23 authorizing Bush to use military force if necessary against Iraq...
...Staff calls impending military intervention in Iraq unilateral. But the facts show that it is not. Eight European leaders, as well as the leaders of 10 prospective European Union (E.U.) members, are in full agreement with Bush. Saddam Hussein remains in breach of U.N. resolutions that he disarm, stop developing weapons of mass destruction and stop brutally repressing civilians. By allowing Saddam’s recalcitrance to continue indefinitely, the U.N. has failed in its fundamental responsibility “to maintain international peace and security...
...said, surely signaling the start of the final march toward war. The next day, at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw introduced an amendment to last month's U.S.-British resolution--the measure declaring that Iraq had missed its last chance to disarm--that appoints an hour for the Iraqi leader's reckoning. The amended resolution would give Saddam until March 17 to comply with the entire 12-year panoply of Security Council resolutions against him, which would require that he hand over any banned weapons he possesses and provide a full accounting...
Brandishing American flags and shouting slogans like “Disarm France!” and “Buy beer, not cheese!” a small group of students assembled in front of the Science Center Friday afternoon to protest the French stance in the U.N. Security Council...