Why the I.W.R. vote was a vote for U.N. weapons inspectors and diplomacy, not war. Debate timeline: Authorization For Use Of Military Force Against Iraq.
"I just want you to know, if you do not give me something strong, I am already authorized, if you fail to do that, to use force against this fellow (Saddam)".
The Iraq War Resolution was a vote to give the sheriff a badge and a gun, it was not a vote to shoot up the town.
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