French President Jacques Chirac said on Monday there was no need for a second United Nations resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq at present while arms inspections continue and France would oppose it. Arriving for an emergency EU summit on the Iraq crisis, Chirac said the international community was pursuing the aim of the peaceful disarmament of Iraq through weapons inspections. "We consider that war is always, always, the worst solution."
"If they'd just left Vichy alone, everything would have been fine..."
"That is our position which leads us to conclude that it is not necessary today to have a second resolution, which France could only oppose," he told reporters.
No surprise here, but I need a new disgust meter. The needle on this one bent when it pegged. |