Beijing joins Paris, Berlin and Moscow on Iraq stance

Deutsche Welle ^ | 12.02.2003

[Lessismore]

China has added its voice to those of Germany, France, and Russia in calling for increased efforts to solve the Iraq conflict without war. The Foreign Ministry in Beijing said it supported every effort to reach a political solution. As one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, China has the power to veto UN resolutions. Paris, Berlin, and Moscow have appealed for an increase in the number of UN weapons inspectors in Iraq, as well as an extension of their mandate to oversee Iraq's disarmament. Government officials in Berlin have said they believe the majority of the 15 Security Council members would not support a military campaign against Iraq at this time.

[NeonKnight]

So whats their point? It's going to happen already. You can continue to have good relations with the US...or not.

If you don't want good relations with us, fine, there are plenty of those that do.

[Leo Carpathian]

What? New Soviet Union forming up?

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

They must think that a certain major US party is on their side.

[uncbob]

In Frances and Germany's case the want assurances their currrent economic plum continues
China and Russia wants in on the act so they don't feel left out on the international stage

[Lessismore]

New Soviet Union forming up?

No. The Soviet Union was encumbered by an unworkable economic ideology. Nor did it include all these countries.

[FreeReign]

The Foreign Ministry in Beijing said it supported every effort to reach a political solution.

Paris, Berlin, and Moscow have appealed for an increase in the number of UN weapons inspectors in Iraq, as well as an extension of their mandate to oversee Iraq's disarmament.

It's not clear from this article that China's position on this is the same as France's, Germany's and Russia's position --the three stooges position.

BTW, if Moe is Germany, then France is Curley......

[RoseofTexas]

Seem the OBSTRUCTION train is picking up steam? What the heck is going ON!!

[PoorMuttly]

What is going on is that when we find the weapons...the nonexistant ones which aren't used on us...they will have MADE IN...stickers on them. How inconvenient.

[NJJ]

. . . Beijing said it supported every effort to reach a political solution.

As with the rest of the obstructionists that want inspections to continue, they know inspections won't work if we withdraw our forces, therefore, they expect us and our economy to continue to drain for the next year while inspections work. They consider us competitors in the world economy and anything we lose, they stand to gain. Nothing personal, just business.

If they really want to support us, they should offer to cover our costs while we are waiting, then we can believe them. More likely, we will act in the next few weeks to remove Iran as an issue so we can address a few other problems. I also hope we recover some of our expenses through Iraqi oil, sort of oil for blood (not blood for oil) because of stubborn allies and politicians that gave Saddam the impression that he could ride it out. We could have done it peacefully if it wasn't for them. I don't want war but I see no other choice.

[Lessismore]

It was clear after the fall of the USSR that the US, as the sole remaining superpower, would sooner or later become the focus of general opposition. I thought that it would be later. But the Bush/Clinton/Bush foreign policy has accelerated the timetable.

[pierrem15]

The US hasn't altered its stance, the one with the middle finger prominently displayed to all the whores and appeasers.

If we have to go it alone; or with only our anglo-saxon allies, so much more the glory for us and the embrasassment for the rest.

And, BTW, let's add a 15% surcharge to all oil exports afterwards (at least to Western Europe).

[optimistically_conservative]

Wayne's World dream sequence transition: dooodle-a doodle-a dooodle-a

In a Bizaro World change of foreign policy switches, the US adopts a North Korean tactic and tells France, Germany, Russia and China that for a tidy sum of $5 billion/month, we will delay invading Iraq.

First missed payment starts the war.

Appease us you cheese-eating surrender monkeys of the Axis of Weasels!

[patriciaruth]

What the heck is going ON!!

The hammer is about to fall. Last chance to get on the Bush-basher train.

[Williams]

I am surprised by some of you who don't seem to know taht China is our long term enemy. The UN is not a debating society, the countries in it pursue their own interests. China will do whatever it can to harm this country. That goes for both the Iraq and N. Korea crises.

[Orion78]

Geopolitical Strategies of Russia, The 'Commonwealth of Independent States' and China

[Orion78]

"The failure of US policy makers to comprehend the veiled aggressiveness and hostility towards the United States inherent in Sino-Russian strategy and the belief that the political and economic reforms in Russia and the partial introduction of capitalism in China have foreshadowed these countries' development into real democracies, have eroded the effectiveness of US policies in the foreign affairs, defence, intelligence and counter-intelligence fields. US policymakers have recklessly accepted the premise that Russia and China are no longer their enemies, but are rather potential allies and partners fully deserving of US support. Only countries like Iran, Iraq and North Korea - which (ironically, in this context) work secretly with Russia and China - are still considered potential adversaries.

US policymakers should urgently re-examine their assumptions about the 'progress' of Russia and China 'towards democracy'. They should take account of Sino-Russian strategy and should recognise that the long-term strategic, political and economic threat comes from a Sino-Russian axis and associated participants like North Korea, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The Russian and Chinese leaders are still committed to their objective of world domination and believe that, disguised as 'democrats', in accordance with Leninist teaching, they will be able to achieve it..."