I believe Saddam Hussein's strategic objective was, and remains, to assert dominance over the Gulf region.

Imagine the consequences if Saddam fails to comply and we fail to act. Saddam will be emboldened, believing the international community has lost its will. He will rebuild his arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. And some day, some way, I am certain, he will use that arsenal again, as he has ten times since 1983.

He will use those weapons of mass destruction again, as he has ten times since 1983.

Rarely do schools acknowledge the power of peer culture in defining standards, and rarely do they take advantage of this power as an engine for quality. When students themselves are in charge of projects that they care about, peer pressure can become a powerful force for high standards.

[Saddam] Hussein maintains an active and aggressive nuclear weapons program.

In international affairs, you never threaten things you're not prepared to do.

There's been a deliberate and systematic effort to convey to countries around the world, friends and foes, that if they cross the United States there's a price to pay.