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October 9, 2002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7375 CONFERENCE TOTAL—WITH they did not have the long lens of his- Ironically, a number of family mem- COMPARISONS tory to guide them. These bold men bers who lost loved ones last Sep- The total new budget (obligational) au- adopted the radical idea of independ- tember have come to Capitol Hill and thority for the fiscal year 2003 recommended ence based upon deeply-held convic- have questioned the inability of our in- by the Committee of Conference, with com- tions and beliefs that bloodshed, telligence agencies to foresee those at- parisons to the fiscal year 2002 amount, the though unwanted, was a probable tacks prior to September 11. Why did 2003 budget estimates, and the House and Senate bills for 2003 follows: course. Indeed, when the document de- we not act upon those threads of infor- claring independence was executed in mation, they ask plaintively? Why did [In thousands of dollars] August of that year, 30,000 British and we not prevent the horrific attacks of New budget (obligational) authority, fiscal year Hessian troops were assembled at Stat- that crisp, clear morning? 2002 ................................. $10,604,400 en Island, New York, a 3 days’ journey Mr. Speaker, let us not allow that Budget estimates of new from Philadelphia. tragic history to be repeated. We have (obligational) authority, At first blush, those of you reminded a moral responsibility to defend our fiscal year 2003 ................ 9,664,04 of this narrative would quickly make Nation from harm. This conflict has House bill, fiscal year 2003 10,083,000 the distinction that those Philadelphia been brought to us, and we have pro- Senate bill, fiscal year 2003 10,622,000 delegates and the colonists they rep- voked it only by being free. We must Conference agreement, fis- resented were in imminent peril, and move forward decisively, confident in cal year 2003 .................... 10,499,000 Conference agreement we are not. Is that in fact the case the knowledge that our voices, which compared with: after September 11? America’s enemies cry out so desperately for a lasting New budget today do not dispatch columns of in- peace, have been and will be heard by (obligational) author- fantrymen ‘‘across the green’’ or bat- the rest of the world. ity, fiscal year 2002 ...... ¥105,400 tleships upon the high seas. Instead, we Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 Budget estimates of new face a deadlier threat in chemical and minutes to my good friend, the gen- (obligational) author- biological weapons willing to be dis- tleman from Arizona (Mr. PASTOR), a ity, fiscal year 2003 ...... +834,959 member of the House Committee on House bill, fiscal year persed by an army of anonymous kill- 2003 .............................. +416,000 ers. This 107th Congress, as our fore- Appropriations, a top member of the Senate bill, fiscal year fathers before, must face this difficult Committee on Energy and Water and 2003 .............................. ¥123,000 issue without the benefit of history’s on the Committee on Standards of Offi- clarity. cial Conduct. DAVID L. HOBSON, (Mr. PASTOR asked and was given JAMES T. WALSH, I have been contacted by a number of DAN MILLER, Missourians with wide-ranging opin- permission to revise and extend his re- ROBERT ADERHOLT, ions, and some have proclaimed, ‘‘Let marks.) KAY GRANGER, us not wage war with Iraq.’’ Would that Mr. PASTOR. Mr. Speaker, I am VIRGIL H. GOODE, Jr., I could will it so, possessing the knowl- committed to the war against ter- JOE SKEEN, edge as I do of the threat Iraq poses. rorism and believe that stopping Sad- DAVID VITTER, Would that Saddam Hussein lay down dam Hussein from developing weapons C.W. BILL YOUNG, his arms, those weapons designed to of mass destruction is a necessary part JOHN W. OLVER, of that effort. But at this time, how- CHET EDWARDS, commit mass murder against the de- SAM FARR, fenseless. ever, I believe it is premature to au- ALLEN BOYD, Now, time does not permit me to thorize a unilateral attack on Iraq. NORMAN D. DICKS, make my case, but there has been a lot Working with the international com- DAVID R. OBEY, of discussion about the case that has munity is the surest means of address- Managers on the Part of the House. been made, and I am convinced that ing this threat effectively, sharing DIANNE FEINSTEIN, Iraq continues to possess and manufac- costs and resources and ensuring sta- DANIEL K. INOUYE, ture weapons of mass destruction in de- bility in Iraq and throughout the Mid- TIM JOHNSON, fiance of 12 years of Security Council dle East in the event of a regime MARY L. LANDRIEU, resolutions. change. While the President has spoken HARRY REID, My colleague, the gentlewoman from of the value of a coalition effort, the ROBERT C. BYRD, California (Ms. LOFGREN), a good resolution before the House today un- KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON friend, a moment ago said there is no dermines the importance of our allies CONRAD BURNS, definitive link between Iraq and the at- and of maintaining the momentum of LARRY CRAIG, MIKE DEWINE, tacks of September 11, 2001; and I ac- international cooperation in the wider TED STEVENS, knowledge that. However, our United war on terrorism. Managers on the Part of the Senate. States intelligence services have de- I support the Spratt amendment to f tected that Saddam’s regime has begun this resolution. This amendment would efforts to reach out to terrorist groups authorize the use of U.S. forces in sup- FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H. with global reach. port of a new U.N. Security Council RES. 114, AUTHORIZATION FOR I acknowledge that Saddam Hussein’s resolution mandating the elimination, USE OF MILITARY FORCE regime is largely secular and has often by force, if necessary, of all Iraqi weap- AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF clashed with fanatical religious fun- ons of mass destruction and means of 2002 damentalist groups. However, I am producing such weapons. Should the Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 mindful of a disquieting adage, the Security Council fail to produce such a minutes to the distinguished gen- enemy of my enemy is my friend. resolution, the amendment calls on the tleman from Missouri (Mr. HULSHOF). The resolution I support today sug- President then to seek authorization (Mr. HULSHOF asked and was given gests a variety of means to disarm Iraq for unilateral military action. In this permission to revise and extend his re- without immediately resorting to the way, the amendment emphasizes our marks.) end of open warfare. It is imperative preference for a peaceful solution and Mr. HULSHOF. Mr. Speaker, ‘‘When that the United Nations take strong coalition support, while recognizing in the course of human events it be- action to implement a comprehensive that military force and unilateral ac- comes necessary for the people to dis- and unfettered regime of weapons in- tion may be appropriate at some point. solve the political bonds which have spections. It is deeply troubling to me, We should not rush into war without connected them with another, a decent however, that the only thing that the support of our allies. We should not respect to the opinions of mankind re- seems to compel Saddam Hussein into send American troops into combat be- quires that they should declare the compliance is the threat of military fore making a full-faith effort to put causes which impel them.’’ force. Certainly many questions re- U.N. inspectors back into Iraq under a When the delegates to the Second main. However, the risks of inaction more forceful resolution. We should not Continental Congress began to debate are greater, in my mind, than the risks turn to a policy of preemptive attack, those immortal words in July of 1776, of action. which we have so long and so rightly VerDate Mar 15 2010 22:40 Sep 21, 2011 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\ERIC\H09OC2.REC H09OC2 mmaher on DSKFW6RHC1PROD with $$_JOB H7376 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 9, 2002 condemned, without first providing a justifies the President to act in the in- supply terrorists with nuclear weapons. limited-time option for peaceful resolu- terests of our national security. This We simply cannot ignore our responsi- tion of the threat. resolution gives the President the nec- bility to protect our country, democ- America has long stood behind the essary authority to deal with this racy, and our lone democratic ally in principles of exhausting diplomacy be- threat. the Middle East, the State of Israel. fore resorting to war; and, at times Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield Mr. Speaker, again, I hold out my like this, we must lead by example. myself 2 minutes. hope for peace; but to rely upon a dic- Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Mr. Speaker, the resolution that will tatorial madman with little respect for minutes to the distinguished gen- come before us for final passage has al- the life of even his own people, let tleman from Missouri (Mr. GRAVES). ready been written at the White House. alone American life, to bring about a Mr. GRAVES. Mr. Speaker, I thank I very much wish that it had a dif- peaceful resolution to this crisis would the gentleman for yielding me time. ferent phraseology, but that is not the be foolhardy. It is for that reason I Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of choice of individual Members. The only strongly believe that we must House Joint Resolution 114, authoriza- question that will come before us that strengthen the President’s hand.