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Thousand Points Of Light.

We Asked For God's Help; And Now, In This Shining Outcome, In This Magnificent Triumph Of Good Over Evil, We Should Thank God.

I Want To Make Sure Everybody Who Has A Job Wants A Job.

We Stand Today At A Unique And Extraordinary Moment. The Crisis In The Persian Gulf , As Grave As It Is, Also Offers A Rare Opportunity To Move Toward An Historic Period Of Cooperation. Out Of These Troubled Times, Our Fifth Objective - A New World Order - Can Emerge: A New Era - Freer From The Threat Of Terror, Stronger In The Pursuit Of Justice, And More Secure In The Quest For Peace. An Era In Which The Nations Of The World, East And West, North And South, Can Prosper And Live In Harmony.

Extending The Ground War Into An Occupation Of Iraq, Would Have Incurred Incalculable Human And Political Costs. Had We Gone The Invasion Route, The U.s. Could Conceivably Still Be An Occupying Power In A Bitterly Hostile Land. It Would Have Been A Dramatically Different - And Perhaps Barren - Outcome.