We are not utilizing the Iraqi oil for U.S. purposes. We are not asking that the Iraqi oil be used to pay our military expenses. We are asking only that the Iraqi oil be used to rebuild Iraq - that is, to rebuild Iraq for the Iraqi people.
Arlen SpecterAs I think through the issue of funding the rebuilding of Iraq, I think about the analogy of a bankruptcy proceeding. There is no doubt that Iraq as a country is bankrupt.
Arlen SpecterWas the Vietnam conflict a war which should have, as a matter of constitutional law, required a declaration of war by Congress?
Arlen SpecterI think my independence was a big help to getting Judges Roberts and Alito confirmed, and I think that's recognized.
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