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Arab nations want a ceasefire in Iraq | |
2003-04-09 | |
Arab nations have formally asked the 191-member UN General Assembly to convene a special meeting to adopt a resolution calling for ceasefire in Iraq and respect its sovereignty and territorial integrity. "We're doing it for the Children!" The Arab Group's chairman Ambassador Abdullah Alsaidi of Yemen, who sent in the request, said they are moving the assembly as there is no chance of such a resolution being adopted by the 15-member Security Council. That veto thing works both ways, doesn't it Abdullah? Any resolution adopted by the assembly is not binding but could prove Sounds like the usual Arab effectiveness at work. Can't these guys do anything? But diplomats say it could be several days before the General Assembly convenes as the US and Britain are working against it, asserting that it was unnecessary and would be divisive. The assembly's 28-member General Committee is scheduled to consider the request on Friday, diplomats say. I say have the vote anytime after Friday. Shootin' may be mostly over by then anyways.
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Posted by:Steve White |
#3 ...just a second...in a minute...we'll be right there...in a little bit... |
Posted by: tu3031 2003-04-09 10:35:05 |
#2 Well, we just pulled down the Saddam Statue in the center of Baghdad - so they can have their cease fire in about a week, right after we done with Tikrit, Kirkuk and Mosul. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2003-04-09 10:08:39 |
#1 So, we now have about 50 countries on our side, up from about 30 when we started? Nothing like hopping on the victory train. Damn, the UN can't even get it together to discuss a vote on a conflict well underway, and we're supposed to let them run Iraq when we are done? |
Posted by: Former Russian Major 2003-04-09 08:26:56 |