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2003-03-25 Iraq

UN Security Council Sets Emergency Debate on Iraq

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Posted by Yosemite Sam 2003-03-25 03:05 pm|| || Front Page|| [11133 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I do believe we need to call a pre-meeting to dicusss what we intend to talk about at the Pre- meeting, so as we can be clear of the objectives for the first draft writing meeting prior to assembling the team that would be appropriate to have imput into the first draft... Hey, is it lunchtime yet? I just got my new UN Amex card and its dying to pick up its first tab!

Posted by Capsu78 2003-03-25 14:58:02|| 2003-03-25 14:58:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, golly gee, looks like the US and the UK both have veto capabilities just like France and Russia. Bring on your b.s. resolution...

Posted by Dar Steckelberg 2003-03-25 15:02:50|| 2003-03-25 15:02:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Of course they could pass a resolution that the UN should go out of business, but wait, France would probably veto that

Posted by mhw 2003-03-25 15:10:06|| 2003-03-25 15:10:06|| Front Page Top

#4 Wow . . . all 191 member nations get to address the Council. 191 windbag ambassadors times twenty minutes each . . . plus two weeks to prepare a preliminary draft resolution . . . plus one hour for debate times fifteen council members equals . . . well, hell, the war will be over by then!

Posted by Mike 2003-03-25 15:12:22|| 2003-03-25 15:12:22|| Front Page Top

#5 The US should not say a thing and let the spittle committee debate, pontificate, salivate, etc etc. As Fearless Fred sez, "no skin off our fore." If they get frisky, we can always veto. You mess with us and we will get the job done with or without you. Now they will get a taste of their own medicine. What clowns!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-03-25 15:21:14|| 2003-03-25 15:21:14|| Front Page Top

#6 As we say in America, talk to the hand.

Posted by becky 2003-03-25 15:22:26|| 2003-03-25 15:22:26|| Front Page Top

#7 League of Nations fails again to get a basic concept of todays issues ... ooohh did i say league of nations .. i meant U.N.

Posted by biggus 2003-03-25 15:29:30|| 2003-03-25 15:29:30|| Front Page Top

#8 Don't feel bad, biggus. That's an easy mistake to make.

Posted by Parabellum 2003-03-25 15:54:15|| 2003-03-25 15:54:15|| Front Page Top

#9 The U.N. Security Council agreed on Tuesday to hold an emergency debate..

True to form, they're back at it again. And like most of the other issues that has been put in front of it, the U.N. isn't going to do diddly-squat about anything...

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-03-25 16:01:34|| 2003-03-25 16:01:34|| Front Page Top

#10 I got yer resolution hangin' baby...

Posted by mojo 2003-03-25 16:01:34|| 2003-03-25 16:01:34|| Front Page Top

#11 I assume this debate will be to discuss the use of human shields and mistreatment of prisoners. Also, is Sammy going to send an ambassador or show up himself?

Posted by Matt 2003-03-25 16:02:58|| 2003-03-25 16:02:58|| Front Page Top

#12 Dumb. They're idiots. Villepin is probably longing for his 15 glorious minutes in the world spotlight to return. Same for the other windbags.

Posted by g wiz 2003-03-25 18:09:49|| 2003-03-25 18:09:49|| Front Page Top

#13 It's all so simple. Just tell 'em now that we're going to "French" them -- i.e., veto anything that has the word Iraq in it or in any way relates to Iraq.

Posted by Tom 2003-03-25 20:41:40|| 2003-03-25 20:41:40|| Front Page Top

#14 On second thought, let's not "French" them, let's "Dominique" them. That has a nicer ring to it and will leave Villepin a legacy.

Posted by Tom 2003-03-25 20:44:56|| 2003-03-25 20:44:56|| Front Page Top

#15 "Arab diplomats said they feared a resolution calling for an immediate withdrawal of foreign forces from Iraq could be defeated and thereby serve to legitimize the U.S.-British invasion after the fact."
haha, am I the only one who's laughing at this one?

Posted by RW 2003-03-25 20:59:31|| 2003-03-25 20:59:31|| Front Page Top

#16 Dominique You

Posted by raptor 2003-03-26 10:11:17|| 2003-03-26 10:11:17|| Front Page Top

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