For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 31, 2006
President Bush Tours Port of Miami
U.S. Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Miami
Miami, Florida
11:24 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank Admiral Allen and the members of the
Coast Guard for what has been a really interesting tour of the Port of
Miami.
A couple of things. One, it's clear that the money we've been spending
to help secure our ports is working. In other words, new technologies --
there's new ways to investigate cargo that gets here. Obviously, there's
more work to be done, but one of the most innovative projects we've
done, by the way, is to have a -- is to use ports of -- the
disembarkation to inspect cargo, so that the cargo has been inspected
before it arrives here.
So I want to thank you all for the tour. I'm real proud of our Coast
Guard. The Coast Guard is really, really good. And part of our efforts
is to work with the Coast Guard leadership to make sure the Coast Guard
is modernized, that they've got the latest choppers, the good boats to
be able to do their job.
We talked about a lot of issues besides port security. One of the big
issues that people face here is the migration issue; a lot of people
trying to sneak into Florida. And the Coast Guard is doing their job to
enforce our policy, and I appreciate them for their hard work.
At the United Nations today, the Security Council passed a resolution
regarding Iran's attempt to have nuclear weapons. It's a strong
resolution. I want to thank our partners. This resolution follows up on
North Korea resolution, and it goes to show that when America takes the
lead and works with our friends, we're able to accomplish diplomatic
objectives.
And now Condi Rice comes back from the Middle East, and will be working
with our friends and allies on a resolution regarding Lebanon. But the
Iranians must hear loud and clear with this resolution, the world is
intent upon working together to make sure that they do not end up with a
nuclear weapon or the know-how to build a nuclear weapon.
Again, I want to thank our allies on this very important resolution, and
remind the American people that we've had a strategy in place to send a
common message, a unified message to the Iranian leadership.
I want to thank you all. Appreciate it.
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11:26 A.M. EDT
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