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| Iraq Tells Arab Leaders: Do More to Stop the War |
| 2003-03-25 |
| Baghdad told Arab leaders on Tuesday they were not doing enough to halt the invasion of Iraq, urging them to stop oil exports and to block the use of their airspace and territorial waters by U.S. and British forces. Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan said a condemnation of the U.S.-led war against Iraq by Arab foreign ministers who met in Cairo on Monday was "meaningless" and that concrete action was needed from the Arab world to try to halt the war. "C'mon, you guys! We're dyin' in here!" "Why don't they decide to suspend oil exports to the states who are launching aggression against us?" an angry Ramadan said at a news conference in Baghdad. "Why don't they close the embassies of the states who are committing aggression against Iraq? Why don't they block their waters to American and British vessels and why don't they close their airspace to American and British warplanes and missiles?" "They don't care. They just don't care. And after all we've done for them..." |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 Umm, why isn't sammy giving the message? Taha was quite delighted when the multi-nation organization of the United NAtions talked the talk but didn't want to back their talk up with action. But now he's ticked about THIS multi-nation organization that's not backing their talk up with action. Hmph. No pleasing them. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2003-03-25 13:03:36 |
| #4 Don't sound like he thinks it's a "quagmire". |
| Posted by: tu3031 2003-03-25 12:37:04 |
| #3 Get a clue, man, they turned the trade on you. The only airspace that really matters to us anyway is Kuwaiti. I think the Kuwaitis remember you. |
| Posted by: Dishman 2003-03-25 12:34:18 |
| #2 "ummmm....Taha? We can barely hear you...lots of static on the line...maybe you've hit a bad cell? Call back later, ok? A lot later." |
| Posted by: seafarious 2003-03-25 12:21:14 |
| #1 They don't care, and their help isn't necessary, Ramadanadingdong...or haven't you been following your own press releasesm, oh victorious one... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-03-25 12:12:53 |