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Kofi sez give 'em more time...
Weapons inspectors should be given more time to do their jobs and disarm Iraq peacefully, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Monday ahead of crucial reports from the chief inspectors assessing Baghdad's compliance. "They should be given the time to do their work and all of us, the council and the assembly, must realize that time will be necessary, a reasonable amount of time, I'm not saying forever, but they do need time to get their work done and I suspect the council will allow that to be done," Annan told reporters as he entered the U.N. building. "How much time, Kofi?" "Twelve years." His comments contrasted with the stance of the Bush administration, which believes Iraq has shown over the past two months an unwillingness to comply with U.N. Security Council resolutions. Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that the inspections had run their course, though he did not explicitly call for their end. He said that as a result of Iraq's lack of cooperation, he had lost faith in the ability of inspectors to fulfill their mission. Actually, they have fulfilled their mission, which was to give Iraq one last chance. Sammy didn't take it... But Annan said: "I have not given up on peace. I really hope that Iraq will comply and we will be able to get on and disarm Iraq peacefully." Yeah. I really hope a rich uncle I never heard of dies a painless death and leaves me millions of bucks as his long-lost favorite. I also hope my hair grows back and my waistline shrinks of its own accord. And that Patty Ann Brown has the hotz for me... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-01-27 |
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