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  • 3 Retired Generals Warn of Peril in Attacking Iraq Without Backing of U.N.

    09/23/2002 9:38:37 PM PDT · by newsperson999 · 68 replies · 351+ views
    NYT via TargetIraq ^ | ERIC SCHMITT
    Iraq news wires here WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 — Three retired four-star American generals said today that attacking Iraq without a United Nations resolution supporting military action could limit aid from allies, energize recruiting for Al Qaeda and undermine America's long-term diplomatic and economic interests. "We must continue to persuade the other members of the Security Council of the correctness of our position, and we must not be too quick to take no for an answer," Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. The officers' testimony came on...