In taking on Saddam Hussein, there is a broader agenda, something of more lasting significance than eliminating the immediate threat posed by his weapons of mass destruction. America's long-term goal is to change the dynamics of the Middle East, the most dangerous region in the world today.
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The war against terrorism will be long and difficult; so will the American effort in Iraq. Will we be in Iraq for decades, as we have been in Europe and Korea? Perhaps, for it takes years, not weeks, to help nations ravaged by war, terrorism and dictatorship to discover and then begin to practice freedom and individualism.

To achieve these goals America must exercise its power. No one else can, and many nations would not even if they could, so if peace is to be preserved we must preserve it. America will act, Saddam and his terrorist government will be replaced or destroyed, and then the concept of liberty will begin to take root in Middle Eastern society.

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