Iraq rejects new UN Draft before ink drys

[charrison]

Was there ever any doubt this would happen?

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BAGHDAD - THE ink was barely dry on a tough United Nations (UN) draft resolution drawn up by the United States asking Iraq to comply with new arms inspection rules, when the plan was rejected by Baghdad and resisted by US allies.

The resolution, which is set to be put to the Security Council this week, gives Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein a seven-day deadline to accept unlimited arms inspections and declare all of his programmes of weapons of mass destruction.

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KEY points in the draft United Nations resolution prepared by the United States:


A seven-day deadline for Iraq to accept demands in the resolution after its adoption by the UN.


A 30-day deadline for Iraq to declare all its weapons of mass destruction programmes.


A UN member state can use 'all necessary means', including the use of force, should Baghdad make 'false statements or omissions' or otherwise fail to comply.


Any of the permanent Security Council members - the US, Britain, France, Russia and China - can ask to be represented on an inspection team.


Inspectors to have access to all sites, including palace compounds, mosques and any government buildings.

 

[Ornery]

These mofos got off SO EASY after being pummeled in the Gulf War... it's about time they got a taste of reality! :disgust:

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

No suprise

Question is this:
If the resolution passes, will they go to war to prevent inspections?

 

[BlueApple]

Worst. Middle-eastern- inter-diplomatic-post-nine-eleven-rejection-of-a-UN-resolution. Ever.

 

[nomatic]

William Saletan of Slate has an insightful article on this issue, if anyone's interested.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: nomatic
William Saletan of Slate has an insightful article on this issue, if anyone's interested.

link?

 

[Ornery]

Which one? Bush v. Gore on terrorism?

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
No suprise

Question is this:
If the resolution passes, will they go to war to prevent inspections?

So what, they are going to war over the fact that they possibly have powerful weapons?


If that isn't irony, I must have an IQ of 91

for those 'savy' intellectuals

 

[nomatic]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: nomatic
William Saletan of Slate has an insightful article on this issue, if anyone's interested.

link?

Sorry. Article

I guess whatever tenuous good will existed between Hussein & the UN has evaporated, now that push has come to shove.

 

[sandorski]

Take the US and Britain off the list of inspectors and you might get somewhere. Bush and Blair don't want Iraq to comply, they have made it clear that they want war, so don't expect any serious offers.

 

[Czar]

Originally posted by: nomatic

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: nomatic
William Saletan of Slate has an insightful article on this issue, if anyone's interested.

link?

Sorry. Article

I guess whatever tenuous good will existed between Hussein & the UN has evaporated, now that push has come to shove.

http://cagle.slate.msn.com/fiore/