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France Suggests Tripling Iraq Inspectors
France maintained its opposition to war against Iraq despite Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation to the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, instead proposing that weapons inspections be strengthened. French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin suggested tripling the number of inspectors and placing a full-time monitor in Baghdad to oversee the process. Sure. That'll work. Tripling their numbers should make them three times as effective. That's, ummm... what's 0 x 3? Anybody remember? "The use of force can only be a final recourse," de Villepin told a special U.N. Security Council session attended by 12 other foreign ministers. "We must move on to a new stage and further strengthen the inspections." De Villepin said France would carefully review the evidence provided by Powell, but he emphasized that inspections were working and had resulted in major achievements. May we have a list, please? Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-02-05 |
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