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AMERICA WILL NOT ACCEPT A
SERIOUS AND MOUNTING THREAT TO
OUR COUNTRY AND OUR FRIENDS AND
OUR ALLIES.
THE UNITED STATES WILL ASK THE
U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL TO
CONVENE ON FEBRUARY 5 TO
CONSIDER THE FACTS OF IRAQ'S
ONGOING DEFIANCE OF THE WORLD.
SECRETARY OF STATE POWELL WILL
PRESENT INFORMATION AND
INTELLIGENCE ABOUT IRAQI'S
ILLEGAL WEAPONS PROGRAMS, ITS
ATTEMPTS TO HIDE THOSE WEAPONS
FROM INSPECTORS, AND ITS LINKS
TO TERRORIST GROUPS.
WE WILL CONSULT.
BUT LET THERE BE NO
MISUNDERSTANDING.
IF SADDAM HUSSEIN DOES NOT
FULLY DISARM FOR THE SAFETY OF
OUR PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEACE OF
THE WORLD, WE WILL LEAD A
COALITION TO DISARM HIM.

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TONIGHT I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR
THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO WILL KEEP
THE PEACE, MEMBERS OF THE
AMERICAN ARMED FORCES, MANY OF
YOU ARE ASSEMBLING IN OR NEAR
THE MIDDLE EAST, AND SOME
CRUCIAL HOURS MAY LAY AHEAD.
IN THOSE HOURS, THE SUCCESS OF
OUR CAUSE WILL DEPEND ON YOU.
YOUR TRAINING HAS PREPARED YOU.
YOUR HONOR WILL GUIDE YOU.
YOU BELIEVE IN AMERICA, AND
AMERICA BELIEVES IN YOU.