We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.
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The time for Iraq to respond was years ago, ... They now have an opportunity to respond now with this new resolution. But what we cannot allow to have happen is to get into this haggling and listening to the duplicitous comments that are constantly coming out of Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz.Colin Powell
First, we're going to cut it off, then we're going to kill it
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We are looking at the possibilities ahead for Afghanistan's people, ... We're looking to develop a stable country that lives in peace with all of its neighbors.
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My colleagues, every statement I make today is backed up by sources, solid sources. These are not assertions. What we're giving you are facts and conclusions based on solid intelligence. I will cite some examples, and these are from human sources,
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I wish it was possible for everything to be race-neutral in this country, but I'm afraid we're not yet at that point where things are race-neutral,
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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