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Reuters. 6 October 2002. U.S. Congress will approve Iraq resolution - Daschle. WASHINGTON -- Facing a chorus of support in the U.S. Senate for action against Saddam Hussein, Majority Leader Tom Daschle predicted on the eve of a public appeal by President George W. Bush that Congress would give overwhelming approval of a war powers resolution. "It will pass and I suspect that there will be a broad bipartisan coalition in support of it," said Daschle, a South Dakota Democrat and the only top congressional leader who had held off supporting a resolution. His comments on NBC's "Meet The Press" came as Bush continued preparations for a prime-time address on Monday night aimed at bolstering congressional and public support for once again taking a hard line against Baghdad. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said on Saturday, "The president's speech Monday night will focus on the growing menace that Saddam Hussein presents to people who want peace. And the president thinks this is important to talk directly to the country about it. He'll have a lot to say." While the Bush administration presses the case at the United Nations as well, the U.S. Senate has begun debate on how much authority the resolution should give the president for launching a war on Iraq. Daschle had been trying to drum up support for a more limited version. "This is the first preemptive, unilateral authorization of the use of force that we've ever passed," Daschle said. The Senate leader said he was inclined to support the resolution, although he would make clear any objections he had to the wording, but believed the Democrat-controlled Senate would approve it by a wide margin with a vote in the range of 75-25. Sen. Edward Kennedy, a Massachusetts Democrat, on CBS "Face the Nation" said he would not vote for the resolution and that senators should be debating whether to go to war against Iraq, not just the resolution. "The president hasn't made the case .... A war ought to be the last resort, not the first resort," Kennedy said. But Daschle said he believed the Senate and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives would reach agreement on an identical resolution and approve it. "I'm not sure that we've found exactly the right language yet, but we're going to make the best effort we can to improve upon it, and then pass it overwhelmingly," he said. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ProletarianNews http://www.utopia2000.org --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
