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THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE IS AN EXCERPT FROM THE NYTIMES!
Wouldl you say those republicans didn't care for Americas security?  Would you say they are unpatriotic for not supporting their President?  The hypocrisy of todays republican Party is sickening!

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FOREIGN DESK | December 17, 1998, Thursday 
ATTACK ON IRAQ: THE OVERVIEW; IMPEACHMENT VOTE IN HOUSE DELAYED AS CLINTON LAUNCHES IRAQ AIR STRIKE, CITING MILITARY NEED TO MOVE SWIFTLY 

By FRANCIS X. CLINES and STEVEN LEE MYERS (NYT) 1754 words 
Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 1, Column 5 
ABSTRACT - Pres Clinton orders 'strong sustained' series of air strikes against Iraq, defending action as unavoidable; incensed Congressional Republicans charge it is politically timed to stave off impeachment vote in House; Clinton insists attacks are in response to Iraq's refusal to live up to promise to allow UN to conduct on-site inspections for weapons of mass destruction; reiterates call for overthrow of Pres Saddam Hussein; says timing was based on report by chief UN weapons inspector, Richard Butler, that Hussein is again thwarting efforts of arms inspectors; says further delay would have given Iraq more time to disperse forces and protect weapons; Britain's Prime Min Tony Blair backs decision; denounces Hussein as serial liar who had no intention of keeping word; Hussein confirms attack in statement to nation; urges Iraqis to resist and fight, calling attackers cowards; more than 200 cruise missiles rain down on Iraq without any diplomacy or warning fired from naval vessels in Persian Gulf; are followed by attacks by Navy jets from aircraft carrier Enterprise; come 24 hours after Butler's report; targets are suspected weapons plants, Iraqi intelligence agencies and fortifications of elite Republican Guard, which substantially survived 1991 Persian Gulf War despite weeks of sustained bombing; Hussein's palace in Baghdad reportedly hit; attack, called Desert Fox, will reportedly continue for three to four days; House Republican leaders yield to eruption of crisis and delay start of impeachment hearings; Speaker-elect Robert L Livingston, in careful statement emphasizing support for troops involved, says action is being deferred; photos; map (L)