Our nation enters this conflict reluctantly, yet our purpose is sure. The people of the United States and our friends and allies will not live at the mercy of an outlaw regime that threatens the peace with weapons of mass murder.

• 美国并不愿意这场冲突发生，然而我们的目标是明确的，美国人民、我们的盟友不会对一个非法的政权心慈手软，这个政权正使用大规模杀伤性武器威胁世界和平。