White House: The National Security Strategy of the United States of America
"The U.S. national security strategy will be based on a distinctly American internationalism that reflects the union of our values and our national interests. The aim of this strategy is to help make the world not just safer but better."
Bush Pressures Russia Against Iraq
President Bush talked with President Putin today about the American desire for a Security Council resolution on Iraq. This AP report notes that the President placed a 30-minute telephone call to his Russian counterpart to discuss the Iraqi issue.
President Bush to Send Iraq Resolution to Congress Today
Remarks by the President in Photo Opportunity with Secretary of State Colin Powell The Oval Office; the text of the proposed Congressional resolution can be found
here.
State: Bush Asks Congress for Use of Force Resolution on Iraq
President Bush asked the U.S. Congress for authority to use all means necessary, including the use of the U.S. armed forces, to depose the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and to disarm the country of any weapons of mass destruction.
State: U.S. Still Wants Security Council Resolution on Iraq
Stressing that Baghdad must understand that the United Nations will not tolerate abuse of the weapons inspection procedures that occurred in the past, Secretary of State Colin Powell said September 17 that the United States is going to press ahead for a new resolution in the Security Council in spite of Iraq's letter of acceptance of weapons inspectors.
State Dept. Text: Rumsfeld Seeks Congressional Support for Iraq Resolution
U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld urged Congress September 18 to approve, before the scheduled congressional elections in November, a resolution supporting the use of military force against Iraq if it fails to abide by U.N. Security Council resolutions.
State: White House Chronicles Past Iraqi Obstruction of Unconditional Inspections
The White House on September 17 released a timeline detailing the Iraqi regime's repeated pattern of accepting weapons inspections "without conditions" and then demanding conditions, often at gunpoint.
Text: Three-Phase Plan for Mideast Peace Outlined
Representatives of the United Nations, Russia, the European Union, and the United States, known collectively as the "Quartet," released a statement September 17 outlining their plan to reach a final peaceful settlement between Israel and the Palestinians.
Iraq Letter on Inspections Should Not Dissuade Security Council
A White House official the evening of September 16 called Iraq's letter to the U.N. Secretary General offering to allow the unconditional return of U.N. weapons inspectors "a tactical step by Iraq in hopes of avoiding strong U.N. Security Council action."
