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11/09/06: Statement of Senator Dodd on Gates Nomination
October 8, 2006
“Yesterday, American voters spoke loudly and clearly— they told the President and the Congress that it’s time for a new direction here at home and in Iraq. Today, the President finally acknowledged that we need new leadership at the Pentagon. But it will take more than a personnel change to take our country in a new direction toward making America safer and respected again around the globe. ( published in: Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Media Center | National Security | Press Releases ) 10/18/06: Senator Dodd Statement on Administration's Policy on Weapons in Space
October 18, 2006
“All of us want to ensure that we have a strong military and that our national interests are protected. But I’m deeply concerned that once again the Bush Administration is taking a ‘my way or the highway’ approach in the area of space that serves only to alienate our allies, isolate us internationally, and in the end put us at greater risk. Each and every time the Bush Administration has approached issues related to our national security and foreign policy in a unilateral fashion, America's interests have been ill served. No where is a multilateral approach more critical than in questions of how the world intends to utilize space for the good of all mankind. As we deal with the threats to peace and security from the proliferation of landbased weapons, surely we need to think long and hard before creating potential space based proliferation threats. Once again the Bush Administration’s unilateralism could put our nation at risk.” ( published in: Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Media Center | National Security | Press Releases | Statements ) 10/17/06: Senator Dodd Blasts Bush as he Signs Military Tribunal Legislation Bill
October 17, 2006
Washington – Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), an outspoken opponent of the military tribunal legislation which passed the Senate last month and was signed into law today by President George W. Bush, today said the legislation, which would strip detainees of their habeus corpus rights and is considered by many to be unconstitutional, will put U.S. servicemen and women in greater danger around the world and contributes to the erosion of the nation’s moral authority and international credibility. General Colin Powell, who wrote a letter to Congress voicing his opposition, also raised concerns about troop safety and well-being as a result of this legislation. ( published in: Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Human Rights & Rule of Law | Media Center | National Security | Press Releases ) 10/17/06: Senator Dodd Speaks to the Council on Foreign Relations
October 17, 2006
Senator Dodd addressed the Council on Foreign Relations yesterday in New York City. His speech touched on America's moral authority in the 21st century and the important lessons to be learned from the post-WWII Nuremberg war crimes trials. The full text of the Senator's speech follows: Remarks By
Senator Christopher J. Dodd ( published in: Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Human Rights & Rule of Law | Media Center | National Security | Press Releases | Speeches | Statements ) 10/11/06: Statement of Senator Dodd on McCain Comments about Clinton Administration's North Korea Policy
October 11, 2006
“I take strong issue with Senator McCain’s characterization of President Clinton’s North Korea policy as a failure. Some ‘straight talk’ to correct the record is called for. When President Clinton took office, North Korea reportedly had enough nuclear material to build two bombs. Prior to the conclusion of the 1994 Agreed Framework, North Korea had been on the path to producing as many as 40 nuclear bombs by 2000, because it was close to completing two other, larger reactors. After the Clinton Administration concluded the 1994 Agreed Framework with North Korea which froze the North Korean’s nuclear reactor and the reprocessing plant used to convert spent fuel into weapons grade plutonium, North Korea acquired no additional fissile material until the Bush Administration walked away from the 1994 agreement in 2002. Since then, the North Koreans have been busily reprocessing spent fuel that had been frozen and under IAEA seal and has now produced enough fissile material to build as many as ten nuclear bombs. It has also restarted its nuclear reactor and reprocessing facility, giving North Korea additional nuclear material for one additional bomb per year. For Senator McCain to declare the Clinton policy a failure flies in the face of the facts. I would agree with him when he described the Bush Administration’s North Korea policy as a failure because the facts clearly support that judgment.” ( published in: Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Media Center | National Security | Press Releases ) 10/05/06: Statement of Senator Dodd on North Korea's Pledge to Perform a Nuclear Test
October 5, 2006
“North Korea’s declaration that it intends to conduct a nuclear test is an act of provocation designed to get the attention of the international community. While North Korea already claims to have nuclear weapons, testing would have devastating consequences for the non-proliferation system and international peace and security. Unfortunately, the six-party talks which were established to find a solution to the North Korean nuclear crisis are continuing to falter because of a lack of leadership. As a result, when the Bush administration came to office, North Korea was estimated to have the capability to make one or two nuclear weapons. Now it is believed to be capable of making up to ten. It is critical that the Bush administration urgently assume a leadership role within the six-party talks and talk directly with North Korea so that a political solution can be reached to remove a threat that has only grown worse under its watch.” ( published in: Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Homeland Security | Media Center | National Security | Press Releases | Statements ) 10/01/06: Senator Dodd: What My Father Saw at Nuremberg
October 1, 2006
Today, the Los Angeles Times published the following op-ed by Senator Dodd. Senator Dodd is a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. SIXTY YEARS AGO today, at the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany, the verdicts were read in a trial that will forever define the punishment of war criminals. One by one, the 22 top surviving Nazi officers of Adolf Hitler were sentenced. By the time the gavel sounded, three had been acquitted, seven sent to prison and 12 condemned to death. ( published in: Editorials & Op-eds | Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Human Rights & Rule of Law | Media Center | National Security ) 9/28/06: Dodd Army Readiness Amendment Approved by House-Senate Defense Panel
September 28, 2006
Washington- Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) today announced that his amendment, which was co-sponsored by Senators Dan Inouye (D-HI) and Jack Reed (D-RI), to the 2007 Defense Appropriations Bill, addressing potential shortfalls in critical combat gear that challenge U.S. military readiness, was retained during the conferences between the Senate and the House Appropriations Committees. The 2007 Defense Appropriations Bill conference report is expected to be voted on by the Senate by the end of the week; the House of Representatives passed the conference report yesterday. ( published in: Media Center | National Security | Press Releases | Strengthening our Military | Terrorism ) 9/21/06: Statement of Senator Dodd on Capitol Security Breach
September 21, 2006 “An internal examination of this breach is currently underway and I don’t want to prejudge its conclusions before a thorough and thoughtful examination. But I agree with the Capitol Police’s own assessment that there was an unacceptable response to this security breach. It has been five years now since the tragic attacks of 9/11 and for this to occur just days after marking that horrible anniversary clearly shows that more needs to be done in terms of improved security.
9/14/06: Statement of Senator Dodd on Military Commissions Legislation
September 14, 2006
“I cannot remember another issue before the Congress when such distinguished individuals weighed-in so strongly in opposition to what the Bush administration is trying to strong arm the Congress to pass. “Five distinguished retired military officers including retired Generals John Vessey and Colin Powell, and 9 distinguished retired United States Federal Judges including some of the most experienced and competent individuals to sit on the bench, have publicly raised serious questions about two controversial provisions included in administration-sponsored legislation to establish military commissions: redefining U.S. obligations under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Convention; and striping the federal courts of jurisdiction to test the lawfulness of Executive Detention at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station and elsewhere outside of the United States. ( published in: Foreign Affairs & Human Rights | Helping Americans Abroad | Media Center | National Security | Press Releases | Strengthening our Military | Terrorism ) |