The reason for war must be connected to more than just short-term sanctions enforcement. That's the policy question we should have been focused on over the last seven years. Sending America to war with one ally is no policy. We can do better. We must do better.
Nations lead from their strength of purpose, self confidence, and character.
Allies will follow us if they trust our word and our policy. Bullying allies into submission for agreement is not leadership. We should not act out of frustration or impatience. There are no good options. Saddam Hussein is intent on building the most vile weapons in the history of man, weapons outlawed by nearly all the countries of the world, and is openly defying the will of the global community.