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ADDRESS
BY SENATOR JESSE HELMS
CHAIRMAN, SENATE FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE
"TOWARDS A COMPASSIONATE CONSERVATIVE FOREIGN POLICY"
THE
AMERICAN ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE
JANUARY 11, 2001
Excerpt on Iraq
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Another place where aggression is being rewarded because of the Clinton administration’s neglect is Iraq. For the last eight years, we have watched as the Clinton Administration has presided over the collapse of our Iraq policy. The Clinton people have abandoned weapons inspections, abandoned sanctions and ultimately, abandoned the people of Iraq themselves.
We must have a new Iraq policy, and such a policy must be based on a clear understanding of this salient fact: Nothing will change in Iraq until Saddam Hussein is removed from power. Almost a decade has gone by since the United States liberated Kuwait from Saddam Hussein. The time has come to liberate Iraq as well. With the passage of the bipartisan Iraq Liberation Act, Congress took the lead in promoting the democratic opposition to Saddam Hussein. (The Clinton Administration failed to implement the act). I look forward to working with President Bush to implement effectively the Iraq Liberation Act help the people of Iraq get rid of Saddam Hussein. . . .