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To: GLDNGUN
I want to thank you for originating this thread, and for responding to questions. I have found the discussion facinating.

Now a question:

IF any of the 'hold out' nations come on board within the next 72 hrs, will it be necessary to promise them money, aid, trade or whatever to get them on board? Or is all the bartering over with?

I read elsewhere the Turkey Deal has been withdrawn. Just wondering how many 'deals' are still on the table. Can you give us any insite?
303 posted on 03/16/2003 5:17:31 PM PST by Iowa Granny
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To: Iowa Granny
IF any of the 'hold out' nations come on board within the next 72 hrs, will it be necessary to promise them money, aid, trade or whatever to get them on board? Or is all the bartering over with? I read elsewhere the Turkey Deal has been withdrawn. Just wondering how many 'deals' are still on the table. Can you give us any insite?

The bartering is pretty much over with. The tables have been completely turned around. Instead of the US/UK on the defensive scrambling for votes, the ball is now in court of the UN, specifically the SC. We have completely (finally!) turned the argument around from "we need a second resolution" to "you need a resolution to stop us". We have simply said "1441 authorizes us to take action, so we're taking action". What is France going to do? They have 3 options. #1, do nothing, which is most likely. #2, they could try to come up with a resolution that everyone would agree to. NOT LIKELY AT ALL. #3, they could put forth a resolution that declares 1441 does NOT authorize military action, and declares that any military action at this time is forbidden. WON'T HAPPEN. Quite obviously, we would simply VETO any such nonsense, thus making 1441 the de facto ruling resolution. And here they thought they had us in a box! We have extracated ourselves from this box, put Chirac in it and taped it shut. Let's see the worm squirm his way out of this one.

As for Turkey, it's too late for us to use that front as originally intended; however, it could still be quite useful in a more limited fashion, so we are still talking to them. We have made other arrangements, so while it would be useful to have them aboard, it would have as much symbolic value as anything at this point.

304 posted on 03/16/2003 5:35:41 PM PST by GLDNGUN
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