[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [SRRTAC-L:8939] Re: Fw: Rep. Lee introduces resolution on Iraq

[Alfred Kagan]

>Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 11:48:11 -0500
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>         News from Congresswoman Barbara Lee
>         Ninth Congressional District of California
>         U.S. House of Representatives
>        
>         PRESS RELEASE
>       
>         For Immediate Release Contact:  Lillian German
>       
>         September 18, 2002 (202) 225-2661
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>
>   CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA LEE INTRODUCES RESOLUTION CALLING FOR U.S. TO
>WORK WITH UNITED NATIONS TO ADVANCE PEACE AND SECURITY IN IRAQ
>
>   Washington DC ñ Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced
>legislation calling for the United States to work through the United
>Nations to renew arms inspections, assure Iraqi compliance with U.N.
>resolutions, and to oppose unilateral first strike military action.
>
>   "President Bush has called on the United Nations to assume its
>responsibilities. I call on the United States to assume ours by working
>with the United Nations to ensure that Iraq is not developing weapons of
>mass destruction by utilizing mechanisms such as the resumption of arms
>inspections, negotiation, regional cooperation, and other diplomatic
>means," Congresswoman Lee stated.
>
>   "We all agree that world would be better off without Saddam Hussein
>in power, but I believe that we are better off still if we live under
>the rule of law and eliminate weapons of mass destruction," said Lee.
>Lee also said that, "A preemptive, unilateral first strike would set a
>terrible international precedent. The question one must ask when
>confronting this doctrine of preemption is, where will it end? Which
>dictator will be next?"
>
>   This resolution outlines the history of Iraqís non-compliance with
>U.N. Resolution 687 (1991) and other resolutions and cease-fire
>agreements and sets forth the need to renew weapons inspections and to
>seek out and destroy any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq as well as
>pointing out the potential consequences for the United States of a first
>strike against Iraq.
>
>   It reads in part, "Whereas the short-term and long-term costs of
>unilateral U.S. military action against Iraq and subsequent occupation
>may be significant in terms of United States casualties, the cost to the
>United States treasury, and harm to United States diplomatic relations
>with other countries: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the House of
>Representatives (the Senate concurring), That the United States should
>work through the United Nations to seek to resolve the matter of
>ensuring that Iraq is not developing weapons of mass destruction,
>through mechanisms such as the resumption of weapons inspections,
>negotiation, enquiry, mediation, regional arrangements, and other
>peaceful means."


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Al Kagan
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