One Vote Away From 2nd Resolution

CNN | Wednesday, March 12, 2003 Posted: 9:42 AM EST (1442 GMT)

[Republican Wildcat]

Why do the media insist on calling this a second resolution when it is really the 18th resolution?

[MEG33]

The electric company is doing repairs this morning.I will be forced into a period of calm!

[hchutch]

That is, IMO, the main consideration.

If the resolution is stopped by a French veto, then Blair has cover.

[Semper Paratus]

If we get the 9th the vote will be called ASAP.

[Dog]

Yep..

[maquiladora]

Sounds like the Brits want to include benchmarks...

Yep, and one of them is that Saddam has to go on TV nad admit that he has hidden WMD and is now going to destroy them.

Can you see that happening? Not a hope!

[gulfcoast6]

I am wiih you, let the UN drop its own MOAB right in the middle of themselves.

[areafiftyone]

I won't believe it until I see it. These countries are known for stabbing the U.S. in the back just at the right time!!!

[Dog]

If it means stalling this out.....Saddam will go on live tv and admit to anything.

[Cap Huff]

"Pickle, pickle, pickle . . . "

[maquiladora]

The benchmarks are:

* Saddam Hussein must come clean on Iraqi television about his weapons of mass destruction and say he will give them up.

* Iraq must identify stocks of anthrax and other chemical and biological weapons.

* Iraq must fly 30 Iraqi scientists and their families to Cyprus so they can be questioned about weapons programs free from intimidation.

* Iraq must account for unmanned drone aircraft that the United States and Britain say could be used for spraying poisons.

* Iraq must commit to destroying mobile biological warfare production units.

* Iraq must complete destruction of all banned missiles.

All of these, all, before Monday.
Ain't gonna happen.

[Republican Red]

From Jay Leno:

The latest in this war thing – today Mexico is still not with us. Mexico said they don’t believe that we have the right to go into Iraq. And believe me, if there’s one rule that Mexico is adamant about, it’s respecting another country’s border.

[maquiladora]

If we get the 9th the vote will be called ASAP.

Yep, could be as soon as today.

[dalebert]

I am sick of resolutions. Why is the USA the only country that needs them. Why is Kofi trying to dictate our national policy? Why not send them all to France?

[js1138]

BUSH WILL PERSUADE MEXICO.

Mexico (Fox) is having back surgery today. Interesting to see whether they can even consider a policy change.

[RS]

"I am beginning to lose faith in my president with each tick of the clock. Get to it!!!!!!!!!!! NOW!"

President Bush runs on his timetable, not ours.
We still have to get those guys through Turkey and set up, so the U.N. stuff is just to keep Saddam's people busy.
( and the Turkey business might be delay to get our men on the ground in the right places )

[PhiKapMom]

Just reported on Fox along with the date slipping to 21 March (or later):

Benchmarks that Blair is proposing for Saddam to meet:

Saddam has to go on TV and reounces weapons inispections

40 Scientists would be interviewed in Cyprus

Get rid of chemicals

Explain the drone

This is ludicrous. Enough of these rewrites. Blair has been propped up by the Country long enough. Rumsfeld gave him the out yesterday by saying we are prepared to enter Iraq without the Brits and they can come in later.

Time for President Bush to stand up and say vote on Thursday or the United States will issue its own ultimatum to Saddam and forget the UN.

Tired of America's foreign policy being held hostage by the likes of France and Cameroon, etc.

[SierraWasp]

"Guinea? Isn't that a pig?"

No! They are HENS!!!

I've got 5 of them skwaking in my back yard as I type this. They good for eating bugs, such as earwigs!!!

They are extremely noisy, stupid and irritating. They really raise cain when they spot a rattle snake, which is why we have 'em.

[TimPatriot]

BUSH WILL PERSUADE MEXICO.

Bush should annex Mexico. ;)

[js1138]

For US commonwealth status?

Texas.

With Fox under the knife, perhaps Mexico will abstain.