“Members of the United Nations now have an opportunity, and the

responsibility, to assume a broader role in assuring that Iraq becomes a free

and democratic nation?”

“Iraq is ready to take the next steps toward self-government. The Security

Council resolution we introduce will encourage Iraq’s Governing Council to

submit a plan and a timetable for the drafting of a constitution, and for free

elections. From the outset, I have expressed confidence in the ability of the

Iraqi people to govern themselves. Now they must rise to the responsibilities

of a free people, and secure the blessings of their own liberty.”