US Senator Says It's Too Early to Take Military Action Against Iraq

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US Senator Says It's Too Early to Take Military Action Against Iraq

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US Senate Majority leader Tom Daschle said on Sunday that there is strong support for overthrowing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in the United States, but it is too early to take military action against him.

"I don't think there's any question we need a regime change in Iraq. There is strong bipartisan support for that and probably worldwide support," Daschle said on ABC's "This Week."

It is important for the United States to take first things first, Daschle said. "We still have lot of difficulty in Afghanistan. The warlords are now fighting. We haven't completed our work in finding al Qaeda."

The United States still has a lot of work to do on the fight and the war on terrorism is still going on. It would be premature to consider any other action in Iraq until that is completed, Daschle said.

"We've got to win the war on terror, we've got to stabilize Afghanistan. We have to do all that we can to ensure that we succeed there before we take on another mission," he added.

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