(Mr. PAUL asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
1998 Ron Paul 1:1
Mr. PAUL.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, it appears
the administration is about to bomb
Iraq. The stated reason is to force UN
inspections of every inch of Iraqi territory
to rule out the existence of any
weapons of mass destruction. The
President’s personal problems may influence
this decision, but a flawed foreign
policy is behind this effort.
1998 Ron Paul 1:2
Why is Iraq a greater threat to U.S. security than China, North Korea, Russia
or Iran? They all have weapons of
mass destruction. This makes no sense.
1998 Ron Paul 1:3
There was a time in our history that
bombing foreign countries was considered
an act of war, done only with a
declaration by this Congress. Today,
tragically, it is done at the whim of
Presidents and at the urging of congressional
leaders without a vote, except
maybe by the UN General Council.
1998 Ron Paul 1:4
But the President is getting little
support and a lot of resistance from
our allies for this aggressive action.
1998 Ron Paul 1:5
Sadly, our policy in the Middle East
has served to strengthen the hand of
Hussein, unify the Islamic Fundamentalists
and expose American citizens to
terrorist attacks. Hussein is now anxious
for the bombs to hit to further stir
the hatred and blame toward America
for all the problems he has inflicted
on his people.
