Agreement 'reached' on Iraq draft

[Oceans11]

Read between the lines.
The French were going to veto the original drafts.
They are playing serious hardball.

It nice to see that ONE country has a set of balls in the UN.
(Although the Brits probaly had a bit of diplomatic clout)

France is becoming more and more prominent in both the UN and the new expanding Europe.

They have their own independent nuclear arsenal too.
Maybe the French can save us all.

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The UN Security Council appears to have reached a compromise over the new US-UK draft resolution on Iraq.
It came after the US and the UK agreed to add to the text that the US-led forces would consult the Iraqi interim government on major military actions.

This was a key demand by France - the earlier draft said the issue was dealt with in an exchange of letters between US and Iraqi officials.

The US says it now expects a unanimous backing of the resolution on Tuesday.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3780699.stm

[This message was edited by eek on June 08, 2004 at 12:41 AM.]

 

[barman]

And we all know how that will work.

USA: We're going to take this military action within Iraq.

IRAQ: Consult with us first.

USA: Okay, here's what we're going to do.

IRAQ: We don't agree with what you're doing.

USA: You have been consulted with. Fukk off.