UN: Resolution Spells Out U.S. Control Of Iraqi Oil Revenues, With Supporting UN Role

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ^ | 05/09/03 | Robert McMahon

[realpatriot]

The United Nations Security Council today will consider a draft resolution calling for Iraqi sanctions to be lifted and the country's oil revenues to be placed under the control of the U.S.-led coalition. The proposal does not give the UN the leading role in postwar Iraq sought by some council members. Instead, it calls for the UN to help facilitate reconstruction and political reforms and coordinate humanitarian aid. RFE/RL reports from the UN.

United Nations, 9 May 2003 (RFE/RL) -- The United States has proposed lifting nonmilitary UN sanctions on Iraq and giving the U.S.-led coalition control over oil revenues.

The U.S. draft resolution on postwar Iraq, distributed to key UN Security Council members, was formally circulated in the council today. The resolution, obtained by RFE/RL, lays out a blueprint for various international actors to guide the reconstruction of Iraq for a 12-month period. It assigns a primary role to the U.S.-led coalition, as occupying powers of Iraq, in administering the country, spending oil revenues to benefit Iraqis, and providing security.

It calls for the occupying powers and a UN special coordinator to help the Iraqi people form an interim authority to run the country until a permanent government is established. No timetable is given for that process.

Russia and France, two of the main opponents of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, have proposed suspending sanctions until UN inspectors have verified Iraq's disarmament.

U.S. officials this week have described a new spirit of cooperation among council members. U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte yesterday expressed hopes for an agreement on the resolution's main points.

[realpatriot]

To the victor.......

[Utah Girl]

Exactly.

[Radix]

[xJones]

Let us deeply hope that the Iraqis appreciate our efforts, and realize that the U.N. would be there for untold years milking Iraq oil revenues for all they could. Also, the U.N. rate of rebuilding making improvements in Bosnia (nearly zippo), would undoubtedly be repeated in Iraq.

I just hope the crazies can stop stoning/murdering American and other coalition soldiers