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| Russia, Cuba call for immediate halt of Iraq war |
| 2003-03-24 |
| Foreign ministers of Russia and Cuba on Monday called for an immediate halt in the US-led war on Iraq while warning against the detrimental consequences of the war in the region. In their joint statement issued Monday, the Russian foreign Minister Igor Ivanov and his Cuban counterpart Felipe Perez Roque stressed the US and British military action in Iraq must be stopped as soon as possible. The two ministers warned against the ominous effects of a lengthy war on Iraq and said the war would disturb the peace and stability not only in the Middle East but also in the entire globe. The two sides said the US-led war on Iraq is against the internationally accepted rules and regulations and the United Nations Charter.They termed as very dangers the consequences of any unilateralmilitary action in the region. Don't worry, guys. We don't intend to take long. Sorry we have to disturb the |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #6 Cuba? Cuba? Holy smokes! We're in real trouble now! |
| Posted by: Denny 2003-03-24 20:56:05 |
| #5 Nor can Russia, but that's what makes their actions so odd. It's like cards or chess - when you play a skilled opponent who makes a blatantly stupid move, chances are that you better pay attention - it means you are getting set up. |
| Posted by: becky 2003-03-24 16:15:15 |
| #4 Turkey can't possibly think they'd make more money trading with Saddam than with a free Iraq. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-03-24 15:53:52 |
| #3 Old Patriot, I used to think so too, but now I'm not so sure. Everyone kept telling me that Turkey would allow our troops in, but you gotta admit, I called that one long before anyone else did. It always seemed to me that how we expected them to behave and how they actually were behaving were completely out of sync. So too again with the Russians. I hope you are right. But once again, how we are expecting the Russians to behave, and how they are actually behaving at this point in the conflict, is completely out of sync with a country interested in mending fences with the obvious victor of the Iraq war. I find it particularly ominous that they chose to bring Cuba into their statement. |
| Posted by: becky 2003-03-24 15:11:59 |
| #2 Don't worry so much, Becky. For every dollar they have invested in Iraq, they have five invested in the United States. They know which side will prevail, and will cut their losses. This is just another in a series of propaganda moves to show they "really care for the Iraqi people". Thank God I have a strong stomach! |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-03-24 14:16:55 |
| #1 This makes me nervous. France, Russia and Turkey are just about to lose Multi-Billions of dollars in backroom deals as well as be exposed for making them. They mistakenly believed they could maintain these deals with UN assistance and the treachery of the Turks. Now they see they seriously miscalculated. Expect them to lash out like drowing men. I think we should be very concerned by this. They have too much to lose if we succeed. |
| Posted by: becky 2003-03-24 13:26:57 |