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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY IVERSON, REDFERN, KRAMER, ANGELO, BEHN,
1 3 HOSCH, TINSMAN, VEENSTRA, MILLER, ZIEMAN,
1 4 SEYMOUR, WIECK, LUNDBY, LARSON, HOUSER,
1 5 BOETTGER, SHULL, DRAKE, SCHUERER, McKINLEY,
1 6 JOHNSON, PUTNEY, BRUNKHORST, LAMBERTI,
1 7 KETTERING, GASKILL, REHBERG, McKIBBEN, and
1 8 SIEVERS
1 9 A Resolution to support the efforts of President
1 10 George W. Bush and the United States Armed Forces
1 11 to disarm Iraq.
1 12 WHEREAS, twelve years ago, Saddam Hussein faced the
1 13 prospect of being the last casualty in a war he had
1 14 started and lost; and
1 15 WHEREAS, to spare himself, Saddam Hussein agreed to
1 16 eliminate all weapons of mass destruction from his
1 17 country's arsenal, but, for the next 12 years, he
1 18 instead pursued the acquisition and stockpiling of
1 19 chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, even while
1 20 international weapons inspectors were in his country;
1 21 and
1 22 WHEREAS, nothing to date has restrained Saddam
1 23 Hussein from his pursuit of these weapons – not
1 24 economic sanctions, not isolation from the civilized
1 25 world, and not even cruise missile strikes on his
1 26 military facilities; and
1 27 WHEREAS, the United Nations concluded that Saddam
1 28 Hussein had sufficient materials to produce more than
1 29 38,000 liters of botulinum toxin, enough to cause the
1 30 death of millions of people by respiratory failure,
2 1 and that Saddam Hussein has never accounted for those
2 2 materials and has not produced evidence that those
2 3 materials have been destroyed; and
2 4 WHEREAS, American intelligence officials estimate
2 5 that Saddam Hussein also had as much as 500 tons of
2 6 sarin, mustard, and VX nerve agents that have been
2 7 accounted for and have not been shown by Saddam
2 8 Hussein to have been destroyed; and
2 9 WHEREAS, United States intelligence indicates that
2 10 Saddam Hussein had upwards of 30,000 munitions capable
2 11 of delivering chemical agents, 16 of which were
2 12 discovered recently by inspectors, despite Iraq's
2 13 declaration denying the existence of those munitions,
2 14 and that Saddam Hussein has not accounted for the
2 15 remaining 29,984 of those prohibited munitions, and
2 16 has not produced evidence that they have been
2 17 destroyed; and
2 18 WHEREAS, three Iraqi defectors have stated that, in
2 19 the late 1990s, Iraq had several mobile biological
2 20 weapons laboratories, designed to produce germ warfare
2 21 agents and capable of being moved from place to place
2 22 to evade inspectors, the existence of which Saddam
2 23 Hussein has not disclosed and the destruction of which
2 24 he has not produced any evidence; and
2 25 WHEREAS, the International Atomic Energy Agency
2 26 confirmed in the 1990s that Saddam Hussein had an
2 27 advanced nuclear weapons development program, had a
2 28 design for a nuclear weapon, and was working on five
2 29 different methods of enriching uranium for a bomb; the
2 30 British government has learned that Saddam Hussein
3 1 recently sought significant quantities of uranium from
3 2 Africa; and American intelligence sources report that
3 3 Saddam Hussein has attempted to purchase high-strength
3 4 aluminum tubes suitable for nuclear weapons
3 5 production, and that Saddam Hussein has not given a
3 6 credible explanation for these activities and
3 7 consequently has much to conceal; and
3 8 WHEREAS, intelligence sources have informed the
3 9 United States that thousands of Iraqi security
3 10 personnel are at work concealing documents and
3 11 materials from the United Nations inspectors,
3 12 sanitizing inspection sites, and monitoring the
3 13 inspectors themselves, and that Iraqi officials
3 14 accompany the inspectors in order to intimidate
3 15 witnesses; and
3 16 WHEREAS, this dictator who is assembling the
3 17 world's most dangerous weapons has already used them
3 18 on whole villages – leaving thousands of his own
3 19 citizens dead, blind, or disfigured; and
3 20 WHEREAS, Iraqi refugees report that forced
3 21 confessions are obtained by torturing children while
3 22 their parents are made to watch and international
3 23 human rights groups have catalogued other evil, cruel,
3 24 and horrible methods used in the torture chambers of
3 25 Iraq, including electric shock, burning with hot
3 26 irons, dripping acid on the skin, mutilation with
3 27 electric drills, cutting out tongues, and rape; and
3 28 WHEREAS, almost three months ago, the United
3 29 Nations Security Council unanimously adopted
3 30 Resolution 1441, giving Saddam Hussein his final
4 1 chance to disarm, but, instead, he has chosen to show
4 2 utter contempt for the United Nations and for the
4 3 opinion of the world; and
4 4 WHEREAS, the United States has continuously
4 5 consulted with other nations regarding the best policy
4 6 for disarming Iraq and over 20 nations, including the
4 7 United Kingdom, Spain, and Italy, fully support the
4 8 United States policy on Iraq; and
4 9 WHEREAS, the United States Armed Forces that would
4 10 be engaged in any hostility in Iraq are the finest
4 11 troops ever assembled and many of these troops,
4 12 including thousands of Iowans serving either on active
4 13 duty or as part of a national guard or reserve unit
4 14 that has been activated, are assembling in or near the
4 15 Middle East; and
4 16 WHEREAS, some crucial days and hours may lay ahead
4 17 in which the success of the cause to disarm Iraq will
4 18 depend on these troops, the excellent training they
4 19 receive, the call to honor that guides them, their
4 20 belief in America and their knowledge that America
4 21 supports and believes in them; and
4 22 WHEREAS, sending Americans into battle is the most
4 23 profound decision a President can make, for while the
4 24 technologies of war have changed, the risks and
4 25 suffering of war have not; and
4 26 WHEREAS, for the brave Americans who bear the risk,
4 27 no victory is free from sorrow, and even though this
4 28 nation fights reluctantly, the nation knows the costs
4 29 and dreads the days of mourning that always come; NOW
4 30 THEREFORE,
5 1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate
5 2 expresses support for President George W. Bush, the
5 3 President's cabinet, and the men and women of the
5 4 United States Armed Forces for their courage and
5 5 commitment to disarming the nation of Iraq and
5 6 removing Saddam Hussein from power.
5 7 LSB 2584SS 80
5 8 lh/cf/24
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