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| Iraq has seven days to respond... |
| 2002-11-09 |
| The official Iraqi News Agency on Saturday said Iraq's leaders were studying the "bad and unjust" resolution and are inclined to respond in the "next few days." "What're we gonna do now, Sammy?" "I'm thinkin'! I'm thinkin'!" A cautiously worded statement from the Arab League in Cairo said it "respected" Security Council resolutions. "The repercussions of this resolution and the means of reacting to it will be discussed during the Arab foreign ministers' meetings on Saturday and Sunday" in Cairo, League spokesman Hisham Yussef said. Bet Muammar's glad he bailed on that one... The 15-member council voted unanimously for the US-drafted Resolution 1441, giving the inspectors enhanced powers including the right to "immediate and unimpeded access" to Saddam's I wonder what the real deal was. They're going to get something... Iraq has seven days to agree to comply with the resolution, which demands that it destroy its weapons of mass destruction. Iraq has a further 23 days to make a currently accurate, full and complete declaration of its programs to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. False statements or omissions, together with a failure to cooperate, would constitute "further material breach" of Iraq's obligations. It looks like Sammy's backed into a corner. There's no way he can adhere to the terms without putting himself in danger from the ambitious within Iraq — starting with his sons. It will be interesting to see the Frenchies and Arabs try to quibble him out of that corner... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #5 I'd like to see that too Bob! In the meantime, I'll quote some (rather sarcastic) advice from an Iraqi: "my advice to blixy: demand to interview some high government official abroad the moment you are in iraq, you'll save everybody a lot of time." My instinct with his instinct. That's the one that will break any pretense of 'cooperation'. |
| Posted by: Kathy K 2002-11-09 16:03:48 |
| #4 There were 13 others (Not counting the UK) on the SC that we had to pay off for their cooperation. I'd like to see a litany of what we had to pay in the way of direct aid, concessions, military aid and the like for each country's cooperation. |
| Posted by: Bob 2002-11-09 14:10:58 |
| #3 Seems awfully convenient that Muammar bailed on the Arab League just a couple of weeks before the vote. Now he doesn't have to pledge anything in Cairo. Two possibilities: 1) he saw the writing on the wall and didn't want any more tents bombed 2) he struck a deal and is going to get something. Wonder which way it went, and if the latter, who promised what? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2002-11-09 12:18:54 |
| #2 Yeah, but being Syrians, they'll try and exact a price for leaving the sinking ship. Count on it. |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-11-09 11:55:27 |
| #1 Somebody once said:"If you feel betrayed by the Syrians,you don't understand them."I think Syria just decided there's no reward in clinging to a sinking ship. |
| Posted by: El Id 2002-11-09 11:40:31 |