Oct 10 House Passes Resolution Authorizing Use of Force in Iraq The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to pass a resolution authorizing President Bush to use military force against Iraq, acting alone if necessary, to eliminate the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's potential weapons of mass destruction. Continue reading
Oct 08 World Reacts With Cautious Support to Pres. Bush's Speech World leaders expressed cautious support for President Bush's latest address outlining his case against Saddam Hussein, although key members of the United Nations Security Council continued to express concern over the potential use of military force. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch President Bush on Iraq The president outlines his case against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and calls on congressional and world leaders to pass resolutions setting up strong consequences if Iraq does not disarm. Continue watching
Oct 03 Iraq Inspections Delayed While U.N. Resolution Debate Continues United Nations weapons inspectors announced Thursday that they would delay returning to Baghdad until the U.N. Security Council finished its debate over a tough new U.S.- and British-backed resolution on Iraq. Continue reading
Oct 02 President Bush, House Reach Deal on Iraq Resolution President Bush and House leaders agreed Wednesday on a resolution that seeks to deal with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein "diplomatically if we can, militarily if we must."… Continue reading
Oct 02 House Iraq Resolution By PBS News Hour President Bush and House leaders agreed Wednesday on a resolution that seeks to deal with Iraqi President Saddam Hussein "diplomatically if we can, militarily if we must.'' The following is the full text of the resolution. Continue reading
Oct 01 United Nations, Iraq Reach Tentative Agreement United Nations weapons inspectors and an Iraqi delegation finished their second day of talks in Vienna with a tentative agreement on the immediate return of U.N. inspection teams to assess the state of Saddam Hussein's alleged weapons arsenal. Continue reading
Sep 27 Democrats, World Leaders Question Bush Iraq Plan President Bush's call for a congressional resolution supporting possible military intervention in Iraq is being met with opposition from Democratic lawmakers concerned with giving the White House unilateral authority to wage war on Saddam Hussein. Continue reading
Sep 26 Pres. Bush Pushes Congress for Iraq Resolution By Admin President Bush met with Democratic and Republican lawmakers Thursday morning and announced that Congress and the White House were close to an agreement on a resolution for authorizing force against Iraq. Continue reading
Sep 25 Daschle Accuses Pres. Bush of Politicizing War on Terror, Iraq Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) criticized President Bush Wednesday for comments Daschle said questioned the Democrats' commitment to national security and suggested the election of Republicans in mid-term elections could bolster the war effort. Continue reading