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Saturday, March 08, 2003
posted by gbarto at 12:25 AM:
U.S., U.K. Push for UltimatumCountries propose U.N. resolution that would give Saddam Hussein until March 17 to rid Iraq of weapons of mass destruction — or face war
I'm glad to see the US and UK on the same page - and with an endgame in mind.
By the way, here's the resolution's text. Here's the meat of it:
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,The TurkeyBlog is satisfied. Here's what he had called for:
1. Reaffirms the need for full implementation of resolution 1441 (2002);
2. Calls on Iraq immediately to take the decisions necessary in the interests of its people and the region;
3. Decides that Iraq will have failed to take the final opportunity afforded by resolution 1441 (2002) unless, on or before 17 March 2003, the Council concludes that Iraq has demonstrated full, unconditional, immediate and active cooperation in accordance with its disarmament obligations under resolution 1441 (2002) and previous relevant resolutions, and is yielding possession to UNMOVIC and the IAEA of all weapons, weapon delivery and support systems and structures, prohibited by resolution 687 (1991) and all subsequent resolutions, and all information regarding prior destruction of such items;
4. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
Iraq has failed to fully comply with UN Resolution 1441. It has one week to rectify this. One week from today, Iraq's compliance will be determined by a vote of the members of the United Nations Security Council. If the Council concludes Iraq is not in full compliance, UN action will begin. If Iraq is determined to be in compliance, inspectors will be granted no less than five years during which time they may inspect any site at any time in any manner they see fit in order to assure that compliance is maintained. If any member of the United Nations Security Council at any time feels Iraq has ceased to comply, that member may demand an immediate vote of the UNSC. If at any time greater than one week from now, Iraq is determined to be out of compliance, it will be subject to immediate UN action.In other words, Iraq is out of compliance. We demand it comply. Whether it is in compliance will be determined by whether the Security Council votes it is. The issue will not be war, but compliance. And we're not letting go of this question. I hope we put this sucker out there as is. If the French and Russians want to stymie or veto a resolution on the bottom line on Iraq, that will pretty much demonstrate exactly where their corruption lies: they don't want facts, just a say in the process so they can screw it up. If we can back them into a corner where they either have to vote that Iraq is fully complying - when plainly it isn't - or dump their trading partner to maintain a semblance of legitimacy, that's even better.
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