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Iraq has seven days to respond...
The official Iraqi News Agency on Saturday said Iraq's leaders were studying the "bad and unjust" resolution and are inclined to respond in the "next few days." "What're we gonna do now, Sammy?" "I'm thinkin'! I'm thinkin'!" A cautiously worded statement from the Arab League in Cairo said it "respected" Security Council resolutions. "The repercussions of this resolution and the means of reacting to it will be discussed during the Arab foreign ministers' meetings on Saturday and Sunday" in Cairo, League spokesman Hisham Yussef said. Bet Muammar's glad he bailed on that one... The 15-member council voted unanimously for the US-drafted Resolution 1441, giving the inspectors enhanced powers including the right to "immediate and unimpeded access" to Saddam's I wonder what the real deal was. They're going to get something... Iraq has seven days to agree to comply with the resolution, which demands that it destroy its weapons of mass destruction. Iraq has a further 23 days to make a currently accurate, full and complete declaration of its programs to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. False statements or omissions, together with a failure to cooperate, would constitute "further material breach" of Iraq's obligations. It looks like Sammy's backed into a corner. There's no way he can adhere to the terms without putting himself in danger from the ambitious within Iraq — starting with his sons. It will be interesting to see the Frenchies and Arabs try to quibble him out of that corner... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-11-09 |
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