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To: paul_philp who started this subject	3/4/2003 6:02:33 PM
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Report: France will not use its Security Council veto Tue Mar 4, 2:57 PM ET PARIS - France has all but ruled out using its veto in the U.N. Security Council to block a U.S.-backed resolution paving the way for war on Iraq (news - web sites), a weekly newspaper reported in its Wednesday edition. Le Canard enchaine quoted President Jacques Chirac as telling a small private gathering on Feb. 26 that a veto would be pointless because it would not stop U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) from launching military action. "France is doing everything it can, but the problem is that it is impossible to stop Bush from pursuing his logic of war to the end," Chirac was quoted as saying by Le Canard, a satirical newspaper that is known to have well-informed sources. Le Canard also quoted Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin as privately telling a group of conservative lawmakers on Feb. 25 that "using the right of veto would be shooting the Americans in the back." The newspaper did not say how it obtained the information. The Foreign Ministry declined to comment on the report. Chirac has been a leading critic of quick U.S.-led military action against Iraq, arguing that more time is needed for U.N. inspectors to find and destroy Baghdad's weapons of mass destruction. He thus opposes a second resolution that would effectively open the way for war, but refuses to comment on France's right to use its veto power. French officials say that talk of a veto is premature because Washington currently lacks the necessary support in the Security Council to pass a new resolution. A French diplomatic source said Tuesday France believes it has 10, perhaps 11, nations on its side — more than enough negative votes to block a second resolution. The source asked not to be further identified.

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