Iraq Committee Recommends Rejection of UN Text

REUTERS

[VANHALEN2002]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Reuters) - The head of an Iraqi parliamentary committee Monday recommended that the assembly reject a tough new U.N. resolution demanding that Iraq disarm.

"The committee recommends the following: the rejection of the Security Council resolution 1441 and not to approve it in accordance with the opinion of our people who put confidence in their representatives," Salim al-Kubaisi, head of the Arab and international relations committee told parliament.

He also recommended the parliament refer the final decision to the Revolutionary Command Council, which is led by President Saddam Hussein, "to take the appropriate decision to defend the people of Iraq, their independence and dignity."

[livius]

©Fred Reed 2002

Who's Fred Reed? I didn't think he was entirely right, but it sure was one funny piece! Ali Fata Bakh indeed!

[Steve Eisenberg]

When next Friday rolls around, Saddam will formally accept the resolution to save his clamy skin.

Whatever he decides, I feel sure it won't be announced by the Friday deadline. Although I've been sure yet wrong before.

[McCloud-Strife]

Gentlemen, prepare to defend yourselves... if you can. I hope I'll be seeing you real soon Mr Hussein

[concerned about politics]

There is no other option other than.... Ka-Boom!

[Naspino]

Saddam will override his committees and appear as the "reasoning force", "moderate mind", "peace-keeper" in Iraq holding off "hardline comittees" and the "extremist governing body". I laugh just typing this but I'm sure I'll be hyperlinking an AP or Reuters article containing this text in the next few days.

[anobjectivist]

If the committee is recommending that Iraq reject UN's terms, they must think 1 of 2 things:

1. US will not act on the terms of the UN agreement (an extremely stupid assumption that I do not think Iraq is taking)

2. Iraq has something up its sleeve, as in nuclear weapons or otherwise that the committee believes will deter the US from following through.

I urge caution

[concerned about politics]

I urge caution

Yeh. Too bad the Democrats stopped homeland security for union votes now, aye?

[Steve Eisenberg]

Iraq has something up its sleeve, as in nuclear weapons or otherwise that the committee believes will deter the US from following through.

As for nuclear, if we wait long enough, there will be a successful Iraqi nuclear test. Saddam undoubtedly would love to be able to time this for Friday, but, fortunately, having a nuclear weapons program succeed is tough when your top physicists either defect or, for various reasons including no reason at all, get thrown into torture chambers.

As for deterring the America, the US has agreed to go back to the Security Council before taking further military action beyond the acts of war we are already taking, such as occasional bombing as well as small raids pushing out the boundries of the no fly zones. I admit to being confused. Surely France and China will veto any resolution authorizing a full-scale US/British invasion. So why did we go to the UN in the first place? I think that Bush has more up his sleeve than Saddam, although the future can be a dangerous place.

[RightWhale]

It's only a committee. Saddam can now thank them for their revolutionary fervor and agree anyway to the UN terms by the end of the week. Win-win.

[Reborn]

I read that the committee isn't going to "vote" on this until tomorrow, and then Saddamned decides. Now won't he just eat that up? "All the eyes of the whole Earth are on me, blah, blah, blah" "Everyone is waiting on MY decision, blah, blah, blah..." Yuk! This guy is so nuts that it is hard for me to even try to guess what he'll do. I still think that in the end he will either:

1. Be the whimp that he is and slither on up to the camera and say "I accept the Resolution, blah, blah, blah..." OR

2. He will try to do a surprise attack against us (US-activate sleeper cells, etc) and Israel FIRST before he goes down. That way he will go out in the "Blaze of Glory" that he is worthy of.

[RobFromGa]

I expect that the 'Iraq Committee' is just saying what they expect that Saddam Hussein demands that they say in order to stay alive another day.

[Smogger]

I expect that the 'Iraq Committee' is just saying what they expect that Saddam Hussein demands that they say in order to stay alive another day.

I agree. What are they supposed to do? Urge Saddam to comply? Yeah right. Any "Revolutionary Command Counsel" member that urged Sadam to comply probably wouldn't be a member (or alive) very for long.

[pfflier]

I certainly hope that they reject it. Then the UN will have to put up or shut up. Either way our "dumb" president will have outwitted both the UN and Iraq.

Nuke 'em till they glow then shoot 'em in the dark!!

[tutstar]

Set us up the Bomb!

All your base are belong to us!

[anniegetyourgun]

"....not to approve it in accordance with the opinion of our people who put confidence in their representatives," Salim al-Kubaisi, head of the Arab and international relations committee told parliament. "

What you couldn't hear him mutter under his breath was...."please don't kill me, Saddam....I put my confidence in you...so you won't slice my head off...."

[hellinahandcart]

I sure as shootin' didn't expect it.

Neither did I, and I sure as shootin' didn't expect it TODAY.

They've got until Friday to be stupid, after all.

[firebrand]

According to an international lawyer, Anne Bayefsky, writing in today's Sun, the resolution that passed 15 to 0 is not that great for the U.S., as it inhibits our ability to justify going to war. Breaches are simply reported to the Security Council for assessment, according to the resolution. She closes her piece by saying "Saddam Hussein has real friends at the U.N."

More strategery? Saddam rejects a deeply flawed resolution---aw shucks.

[Momaw Nadon]

How many votes in the Iraqi Parliament are needed to override a Saddam veto?

[CindyDawg]

Another possibility is that he has something he wants to use in his 'martyrdom', i.e., a nuke

. That's what I worry about. He knows he's going to lose so he waits for us ,gets out and then blows everything up.