id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt pst.000043078448 United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs. U.S. policy toward Iraq: mobilizing the opposition : hearing before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Sixth Congress, first session, March 2 and June 23, 1999 4.F 76/2:S.HRG.106-241 1999 .txt text/plain 2644 132 59 The support of Iraqi exiles, including the politically active opposition, along with neighboring states, is indispensable. Congress has provided the administration with a number of important tools to support Iraqis who are working toward a better future for Iraq. support humanitarian programs and the development of civil society, and for activities inside Iraq. Finally, there is the Iraq Liberation Act which provides discretionary authority to the President to direct up to $97 million in DeDepartment drawdown and training for designated Iraqi opposition groups. Thank you for holding this hearing on the Iraqi opposition movement, Senator I think we all agree that under the leadership of Saddam Hussein, Iraq is a threat to our interests, our allies in the region, and to those most The more the United States supports the opposition, the more regional governments will be confident that Saddam will in fact go ./cache/pst.000043078448.pdf ./txt/pst.000043078448.txt