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29 December 1998

TEXT: BROWNBACK: US MUST BE READY TO DEAL WITH A DEFIANT SADDAM

(Says U.S. response must be "immediate and strong") (280)
Washington -- Following Iraqi provocation of U.S. military planes over
no-fly zones in Iraq, Senator Sam Brownback, (Republican, Kansas),
December 29 warned that the United States "must be prepared to deal
with an increasingly defiant Saddam Hussein."
"The proper response by the U.S. must be immediate and strong," said
Brownback, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on
Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.
Following is the text of Brownback's statement:
(Begin text)
WASHINGTON -- Following Iraqi provocation of U.S. military planes over
no-fly zones in Iraq, U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback today said that the U.S.
must be prepared to deal with an increasingly defiant Saddam Hussein.
"We should anticipate a number of engagements like this over the next
several months as Saddam Hussein grows increasingly defiant of the
will of the international community," Brownback said.
"The proper response by the U.S. must be immediate and strong. I
applaud the brave actions of American pilots in response to
provocation.
"Our continued focus must be the removal of this regime from power,"
Brownback said.
Brownback cosponsored the Iraq Liberation Act, which provides $97
million in aid to anti-Saddam forces in Iraq, seeks the removal of
Saddam from power, renews Congressional commitment to try Saddam and
his regime for war crimes, and calls for a comprehensive U.S. policy
towards a post-Saddam Iraq.
Brownback is Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on
Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs.
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