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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (81228)	3/11/2003 2:08:47 PM
From: Jacob Snyder	Read Replies (1) of 281500

US and UK diverging But the interests of Washington and London are now diverging. While Tony Blair would be put into great domestic difficulty by a failure of the resolution and even more by a failure even to muster nine votes, President Bush is likely to seize the opportunity of attacking the United Nations and rallying Americans with a call to patriotism and an attempt to assume the leadership which in theory lies with the Council. This process is already underway. The White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said: "If the United Nations fails to act, that means the United Nations will not be the international body that disarms Saddam Hussein." He drew comparisons with the Balkans and Rwanda, where the UN either played no role or stood helpless. He added: "The people of Iraq will know who to thank." The scene is set for American contempt for the UN to grow at the same time as resentment of American power by opponents of war. news.bbc.co.uk CNBC just said that Labor MPs are calling for a party conference on Blair's leadership, and telling him that, "support for the UN is more important than your career."

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