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U.S., Britain Rework U.N. Resolution in Face of Anti-War Sentiment
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| Sunday, February 16, 2003
Posted on 02/16/2003 6:19:50 AM PST by demlosers
Edited on 04/22/2004 12:35:31 AM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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UNITED NATIONS
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Germany; News/Current Events; Russia; US: District of Columbia; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: china; france; germany; imminentiraqwar; iraq; presidentbush; russia; tonyblair; unitednations; warweasels
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posted on
02/16/2003 6:19:50 AM PST
by
demlosers
Comment #2 Removed by Moderator
To: demlosers
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posted on
02/16/2003 6:28:18 AM PST
by
wewillnotfail
(SEND ME MORE POLLS)
To: demlosers
Let's see clearly a minute ...
The U.S. needs to reevaluate it's position in order to conform to world opinion.
Dear George: I did not vote for Clinton!
To: demlosers
All sides acknowledge they want to avoid forcing France, Russia or China to veto the resolution. So the draft will have to be considerably reworked or be designed to be withdrawn a diplomatic strategy that would demonstrate Britain and the United States want U.N. support but not at any cost.
A similar situation occurred in the run-up to NATO's bombing of Kosovo in 1999 when a resolution authorizing force was withdrawn in the face of a threatened Russian veto.
At the end of the 78-day bombing campaign, the United Nations then came together to pass a resolution authorizing a U.N. administration of Kosovo and a framework for its reconstruction. Several council diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a similar play on Iraq may be the best way around the current split in the council.
Suits me. Let's roll !
Tony Blair: The price of my conviction
But there are also consequences of 'stop the war'. There will be no march for the victims of Saddam, no protests about the thousands of children that die needlessly every year under his rule, no righteous anger over the torture chambers which if he is left in power, will remain in being.
I rejoice that we live in a country where peaceful protest is a natural part of our democratic process. But I ask the marchers to understand this.
I do not seek unpopularity as a badge of honour. But sometimes it is the price of leadership and the cost of conviction.
If there are 500,000 on the [Stop the War] march, that is still less than the number of people whose deaths Saddam has been responsible for. If there are one million, that is still less than the number of people who died in the wars he started.
So if the result of peace is Saddam staying in power, not disarmed, then I tell you there are consequences paid in blood for that decision too. But these victims will never be seen, never feature on our TV screens or inspire millions to take to the streets. But they will exist none the less.
President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair of England walk out to address the media in Cross Hall at the White House Nov. 7. "We've got no better friend in the world than Great Britain," said the President during his remarks. White House photo by Paul Morse. |
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posted on
02/16/2003 7:09:59 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
To: demlosers
MICHAEL SAVAGE SAID FRIDAY THAT BUSH WILL NOT GO TO WAR...
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posted on
02/16/2003 7:12:20 AM PST
by
TLBSHOW
(God Speed as Angels trending upward dare to fly Tribute to the Risk Takers)
To: demlosers
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posted on
02/16/2003 7:15:27 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
To: demlosers
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posted on
02/16/2003 7:15:38 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
To: MeeknMing
Dump the UN we have to go it alone the UN is dead as far as I am concerned!
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posted on
02/16/2003 7:16:41 AM PST
by
TLBSHOW
(God Speed as Angels trending upward dare to fly Tribute to the Risk Takers)
To: MeeknMing
I'd love to see the US and Britan RAMP UP the resolution.
Put the cards on the table and push your chair back.
Read'em and weep.
THis is just more liberal spin, America conforms to world(socialist) opinion my B*tt!
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posted on
02/16/2003 7:16:41 AM PST
by
tet68
(Jeremiah 51:24 ..."..Before your eyes I will repay Babylon for all the wrong they have done in Zion")
To: tet68
Is the President planning to speak about this this week that you know of?
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posted on
02/16/2003 7:17:45 AM PST
by
TLBSHOW
(God Speed as Angels trending upward dare to fly Tribute to the Risk Takers)
To: TLBSHOW
Sure Bush is not going to war.
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.
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Only after a few stipulations are met.
And we all know what they are.
To: TLBSHOW
To Kofi Annan with love,Bart
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posted on
02/16/2003 8:01:57 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
To: MeeknMing
I LIKE THAT
bump
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posted on
02/16/2003 8:03:25 AM PST
by
TLBSHOW
(God Speed as Angels trending upward dare to fly Tribute to the Risk Takers)
To: tet68
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posted on
02/16/2003 8:05:54 AM PST
by
MeekOneGOP
(Bu-bye SADdam. You're soon to meet your buddy Stalin in Hades.)
To: demlosers
Looks like Bush "blinked." Will this toning down in the face of "The Mob" in the streets act to encourage even more mob? Interesting times.
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posted on
02/16/2003 8:16:27 AM PST
by
AEMILIUS PAULUS
(Further, the statement assumed)
To: demlosers
While they may be prepared to act without it, U.N. backing would offer international legitimacy and a guarantee that reconstruction costs would be shared. International legitimacy from an organization that just made Libya head of its human rights commission? SHEESH!
As for reconstruction costs, pay for them with Iraqi oil. It's not as if Iraq has no natural resources.
The other 16 NATO allies say the delay undermines the alliances credibility while sending a signal of weakness to Saddam Hussein's regime.
Exactly. Saddam thinks we're delaying and want help because we're scared of him.
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posted on
02/16/2003 8:24:22 AM PST
by
Amelia
(Who's sending missile parts to Iraq?)
To: Badabing Badaboom
I am now officialy embracing all seven of the satanic verses. I still am at Level One. The view from the top must be sublime!
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posted on
02/16/2003 11:13:24 AM PST
by
Allan
To: Badabing Badaboom
I am now officialy embracing all seven of the satanic verses. Hallelujah!
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posted on
02/16/2003 2:26:04 PM PST
by
The Great Satan
(Revenge, Terror and Extortion: A Guide for the Perplexed)
To: Badabing Badaboom
"I am now officialy embracing all seven of the satanic verses."
Good line :) I was thinking about having t-shirts made. Any suggestions? lol
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posted on
02/16/2003 4:08:59 PM PST
by
bonfire
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