US Senate Passes Military Action Resolution Against Iraq

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US Senate Passes Military Action Resolution Against Iraq

The US Senate approved a resolution early on Friday to give President George W. Bush authority to use military force against Iraq in a 77-23 vote. The vote came after the House of Representatives voted for the resolution on Thursday.

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The US Senate early on Friday granted President George W. Bush the authority he sought to use military force against Iraq, shortly after the House of Representatives threw its support behind Bush with overwhelming votes.

The resolution was approved by the Democratic-led Congress in avote of 77-23 early Friday, wrapping up debates on the resolution in both chambers of the US Congress which started on Tuesday. The Republican-dominated House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to approve the resolution.

It authorizes Bush the power to use force against Iraq, a country that was labeled by Bush as part of an "axis of evil," "ina manner necessary and appropriate to defend the national securityof the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq."

It also encourages Bush to seek UN cooperation in his campaign aiming to "enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq."

The Bush administration has argued that it needs such a resolution to show US unity to the world and press the UN SecurityCouncil to adopt a new and tough resolution, which hopefully will automate the use of force in the event of Iraqi non-compliance.

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