WASHINGTON — The Bush administration will submit to the U.N. Security Council by Wednesday morning a revised resolution that would force Iraq to disarm, Fox News has learned.Sources at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations told Fox News that they: "Expect to introduce the final draft resolution tomorrow morning."
A diplomatic source told Fox News the U.S. has French approval for its resolution and the language on material breach has not changed.
A U.S. official confirmed that Secretary of State Colin Powell has convinced the French to agree to the new U.S. text. The U.S. is not 100 percent sure what the Russians will do and the Chinese are not expected to be a problem — probably an abstention.
After the draft is introduced, expected to take place around 10:30 a.m., a vote is to take place in the Security Council within 48 hours. This means that the vote on the resolution could take place on Friday.
Even though the proposed revision contains some changes to reflect the views of other nations, it does not handcuff President Bush, an official said.