From: John K Clark (jonkc@att.net)
Date: Wed Mar 19 2003 - 22:42:48 MST
"Brett Paatsch" <paatschb@ocean.com.au> Wrote:
> The current situation can be differentiated from Kosovo in that
> unlike with Kosovo, the Security Council is "seized of the matter"
> and the US has by signing off on 1441 acknowledged that the
> UN Security Council is seized of the matter.
They seized the matter and then took a nap, the New York Times had a
interesting article on Monday about how that came about. When the USA was
thinking about bringing 1441 to the UN Secretary Of State Powell first
talked to Jacques Chirac the President of France, Chirac encouraged Powell
to do it. Powell said don't vote for it unless you are prepared to enforce
it. Chirac said don't worry you have my personal assurance that France will
stand by you when the time comes. This is the reason this administration
feels such rage against France, to be stabbed in the back by somebody you
thought of as a friend is disturbing.
John K Clark jonkc@att.net
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