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Tuesday, March 18, 2003, 7:27 a.m.
By The Associated Press
"I agree with President Bush's ultimatum and hope that Saddam leaves Iraq and thereby averts a military conflict. If Saddam does not leave Iraq, I will support the President and our Defense Department in any forthcoming military conflict."
--U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, R-Ill.
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Illinois Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says he believes war with Iraq is all but inevitable now. He says he is sorry that the Bush administration has failed to build more international support for military action.
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"I am terribly disappointed that the President has slammed the door on diplomacy. It appears that the U.S. is within hours of launching an unwise and unnecessary war, and establishing a frightful new doctrine of pre-emption. I believe that this war, rather than making Americans safer, will put us at greater risk."
--U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Ill.
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"Now is the time for Saddam Hussein to leave. It is not necessary for war, but it is necessary for Saddam Hussein to make the decision to give up his lawless rule over the people of Iraq. The decision is in the hands of Saddam Hussein."
--U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, R-Ill.