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Vote on the 2002 Iraq resolution

Votes of Congress on H.J. Res. 114, to authorize the use of U.S. armed forces against Iraq: Senate 77 to 23 and House 296 to 133, on 10 October 2002.

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  • Robert Byrd said it was "a Tonkin Gulf resolution all over again" Primary record 1
  • John McCain replied that blaming the Tonkin Gulf Resolution for the Vietnam tragedy was "simplistic" Primary record 1
  • U.S. Congress voted 77 to 23 in the Senate, 296 to 133 in the House Primary record 2
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  1. 10 Oct 2002 Vote on the 2002 Iraq resolution
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  1. Congressional Record, Senate, 10 October 2002 (debate on the Iraq resolution, H.J. Res. 114), U.S. Government Publishing Office, 10 Oct 2002. Primary record
    Mr. President, this is a Tonkin Gulf resolution all over again.
    I want to say in the few remaining seconds that to view the cause of the tragedy of the Vietnam war as being the Tonkin Gulf resolution is a somewhat, in my view, simplistic view.
  2. Congressional Record Daily Digest, 10 October 2002 (Senate and House votes on H.J. Res. 114, Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq), U.S. Government Publishing Office, 10 Oct 2002. Primary record
    By 77 yeas to 23 nays (Vote No. 237), Senate passed H.J. Res. 114
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