Posted on 05/22/2003 7:30:43 AM PDT by kattracks
May 22— UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved on Thursday a U.S.-drafted resolution ending 13 years of crippling sanctions against Iraq.
The measure, adopted by a vote of 14-0 with Syria not participating, would give the United States and Britain -- as the victors in the U.S.-led war to oust Saddam Hussein -- broad powers to run Iraq and sell its oil to pay for reconstruction.
Britain and Spain co-sponsored the measure with the United States. Among those voting "Yes" were leading anti-war powers France, Germany, Russia and China. Syria said it was not given enough time to study the draft before the vote.
Not bad for the C- student, "know-nothing-about-foreign-policy", failure at diplomacy, cowboy who alienates allies, president.
Can you post the resolution they voted on? I have little or no trust of the enemies who voted yes, namely the frogs, germany, russia and communist china.
I recently bought US made Gillette disposable blades instead of french made bic, you need to be careful when you do this, the US made Gillettes are much sharper, if you are used to the dull, scrape and hope french made bic's, you'll cut yourself using the much sharper US made Gillettes.
Actually, I think we're at about "Dubya 3, Axis of Weasels 0" by now.
And we ain't seen nuthin' yet!
U.N. OKs U.S.-Led Administration of Iraq
The Associated Press
5/22/2003, 10:20 a.m. ET
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — In a victory for the United States, the U.N. Security Council overwhelmingly approved a resolution Thursday giving the United Nations' backing to the U.S.-led administration of Iraq and lifting economic sanctions.
The resolution passed by a 14-0 vote, with Syria absent.
John Negroponte, the U.S. ambassador, said that after a decade of being frozen out of the world economy by sanctions against Saddam Hussein's regime "it is time for the Iraqi people to benefit from their natural resources."
Following Wednesday night's joint announcement that three bitter opponents of the U.S.-led war — France, Russia and Germany — would back the resolution rather than abstain, only Syria's vote remained in doubt.
Secretary of State Colin Powell had expressed hope for a unanimous 15-0 vote for the U.S. plans for postwar Iraq — but Syria didn't show up for the vote. So the resolution only got 14 "yes" votes.
The final resolution represented a compromise but left the underlying goal of the United States and its allies intact: Washington and London, as occupying powers, remain firmly in control of Iraq and its oil wealth "until an internationally recognized, representative government is established."
With the immediate lifting of sanctions, Pakistan's U.N. Ambassador Munir Akram and other council diplomats said they expect Iraqi oil exports to resume quickly. There are 8 million barrels of Iraqi oil in storage points at the Turkish port of Ceyhan, one of Iraq's two export terminals, that can be sold immediately, diplomats said.
The resolution gives the United Nations a stronger role in establishing a democratic government than initially envisioned, and the stature of a U.N. special representative in Iraq is increased.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who attended the council meeting, has promised to quickly appoint a representative, and speculation centered on U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Sergio Vieira de Mello, who has Washington's support.
The world body did not get the lead role that France, Russia and Germany would have liked.
Nonetheless, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin, standing beside his German and Russian counterparts in Paris, said late Wednesday that the three countries decided to vote for the postwar resolution because it "opens the road" for a central U.N. role.
The text "does not go as far as we had hoped" but "the United Nations is back in the game," he said. "We are convinced that the U.N. will tomorrow be the focus for international action, due to its legitimacy, experience and capabilities."
Many council members had complained the resolution set no end to the U.S. and British occupation of Iraq and gave the victorious allies far more power than international conventions dealing with occupying forces. Many also wanted the council to have a significant role in monitoring reconstruction.
The text "does not go as far as we had hoped" but "the United Nations is back in the game," he said. "We are convinced that the U.N. will tomorrow be the focus for international action, due to its legitimacy, experience and capabilities."
Uh huh, whatever you say, loser.
This is no joke.
Gillette blades are much superior to Bic's. The fact is, however, that you are much more likely to beat up your face with the dull Bics than with the sharp Gillettes. At least that's my experience.
Buy American.
I'll bet Syria moves its lips when it reads. That'll slow you down every time.
Arrgh, Gillette scars. Thanks for the warning, although it's too late for me.:)
So exactly how much of those Gillette razors are actually recycled scrap metal from decommissioned U.S. Navy ships? You can't get any more pro-USA than that.
As a matter of fact, I will bet that the G-8 summit is going to be quite positive.
And then the whining democrats like Kerry will have to find another issue to criticize about.
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