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Bush call to lift sanctions on Iraq leaves EU cold
A United States call to lift United Nations sanctions on Iraq drew cool reactions on Thursday, including a Russian warning against the plan. We guessed that. Kofi was "taking their temperature" a few days ago... Diplomats warned that securing an accord may be difficult. European Union leaders urged the US to let the United Nations and EU help rebuild Iraq. The leaders, eager to bring international organisations back into play in the Iraq crisis called for "a central role" for the UN and a significant EU part in reconstruction that Washington is determined to dominate. That's because they played such a significant part in the liberation... Moscow, a fierce opponent of the US-led war, said the US suggestion appeared âmercenaryâ. French President Jacques Chirac, who also opposed the war, insisted that the United Nations must decide exactly how sanctions on Iraq should be lifted, after the collapse of Saddam Hussein's government. Since the conditions that gave rise to the sanctions are now gone, how's that make us "mercenary"? Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-04-17 |
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