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| Iraq resolution may not go before Security Council |
| 2003-03-12 |
| Spain has announced the British-Spanish-US resolution on Iraq may be withdrawn because of France's veto threat. Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio spoke after talks with her French counterpart Dominique de Villepin and other government officials. The resolution is being co-sponsored by the US, Britain and Spain and sets a deadline for Iraq to prove it has ridded itself of arms of mass destruction. France, Russia and China have said they will oppose any resolution endorsing war against Iraq. Palacio said that if there is a vote she expects it by Friday at the latest, but that conceivably there might not be one. "Clearly, not putting it to a vote is a possibility which is being considered," Palacio said. "We are considering it, above all in view of the already absolute and emphatic affirmation by France of a veto, because a veto is undoubtedly something which has consequences for the United Nations system," she said. That's why we want to see a veto! Please!!! Palacio said withdrawal of the resolution was a possibility even if it had garnered the nine votes necessary for passage by the 15 member UN Security Council. Before her meeting in Paris, Palacio said Spain is open to changes to the resolution on Iraq, but the measure must ensure the "total disarmament" of Saddam Hussein. Back in Madrid, Palacio said Spain is willing to extend the disarmament deadline by a "a few days" but no more. |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #7 Please, please, veto France, Germany, Russia, China...ANY of you. Please give us the excuse we need to discard you amoral turds... |
| Posted by: grilllmaster Celissa 2003-03-12 16:08:25 |
| #6 Better idea: Let them vote in a month. Bet Iraq has FULLY disarmed by then??? Even the French will approve..lol |
| Posted by: tcc 2003-03-12 13:47:43 |
| #5 What's next, Double Secret Probation? Start the damn war. By the time they get around to voting on the resolutions, it'll probaly be over. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-03-12 13:31:14 |
| #4 Invite Blix on Friday: One question: Has Iraq fully complied, yes or no? If he declines to answer, sack him and send him back to Sweden. Then propose the following resolution: "Declaring that Iraq has not fully complied" If the French veto that strip them of their SC seat. (Your mum told you not to lie, right?) |
| Posted by: tcc 2003-03-12 12:50:15 |
| #3 Washington Post columnist Krauthammer had good idea; one sentence resolution, 'Saddam has not immediately and completely disarmed'. Let France veto the obvious truth. |
| Posted by: mhw 2003-03-12 12:31:59 |
| #2 This is absurd. Push it through, take the vote, and get it on record who supports us and who doesn't. Then let's attack and settle this matter, for the good of the Iraqi people and the world, by eliminating Saddam Hussein. We can wave those vetoes and "Nay's" in their faces then when we uncover the full extent of Saddam's facilities and plans, but right now we have more pressing work to do. |
| Posted by: Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-12 12:10:59 |
| #1 This is such a bummer. The worst news I've heard all week. The UN deserves to be exposed. It's all bullshit. |
| Posted by: g wiz 2003-03-12 11:57:57 |