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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: NickSE who wrote (72017)2/7/2003 12:15:46 PM
From: NickSE  Read Replies (4) of 281500
 
France Warns Against War, Hints at Veto
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[...] An unnamed Chirac aide told Le Monde that France was ready to risk serious strains in its relations with pro-war powers United States and Britain to defend its view that only the United Nations has the right to declare a war on Iraq.

"If the question were put today, France would say no to a resolution authorising the use of force," said the aide, described by Le Monde as "an authorized commentator of presidential thinking."

France would maintain this position "as long as there is no patent failure of the inspection system and the inspectors do not say they have been hindered in their mission and an imminent danger is not demonstrated," he said. [...]
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