Should Congress Authorize the Use of Military Force Against Iraq? Pages From History October 10, 2002, Debate.

UNITED States politics & government; INTERNATIONAL security; INTERNATIONAL relations; UNITED States armed forces; DASCHLE, Thomas, 1947-; BYRD, Robert C., 1917-2010

The article offers the insights of U.S. Senators Tom Daschle of South Dakota and Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia on whether the U.S. Congress should allow the use of U.S. military forces against Iraq as contained in the legislative debate held in the U.S. Senate on October 10, 2002. According to Senator Daschle, the threat posed by Iraq may not be imminent but it is growing and is real. Byrd cites the use of military forces to defend the national security of the U.S.