Damaging the Republican Guard means damaging (Hussein's) capacity to threaten his neighbors. It is a key target for us,
We are still assessing the full impact of the damage we have inflicted. However, it is already clear we have inflicted substantial damage on Saddam's chemical and biological war machine and set back his ambition to threaten his neighbors,
This help is being undermined and threatened by this unacceptable resort to violent action,