"I applaud the President for his leadership in bringing to bear the force of the United Nations on the threat posed by Iraq''s decade of defiance. By approving this resolution, the world community has shown it is united in sending a clear message to the brutal regime in Iraq that it must reveal, dismantle, and destroy its weapons of mass destruction. "I still believe in Secretary of State Colin Powell''s assertion that when dealing with a tyrant, the best way to avoid war is to state in clear and unambiguous terms a willingness to wage it. The United Nations has made clear that the world will no longer tolerate Iraq''s production, refinement - and certainly not its use - of weapons of mass destruction. Today''s unanimous approval of the Iraq resolution by the United Nations Security Council represents a victory for peace and security."