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To: afrayem onigwecher who wrote (80535)	9/27/2002 2:30:15 PM
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U.S. Proposal Would Give Iraq 7 Days to Accept UN Resolution By Bill Varner United Nations, Sept. 27 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. wants the United Nations to set a seven-day deadline for Iraq's Saddam Hussein to agree to dismantle weapons of mass destruction or face ``all necessary means'' of force, said a UN diplomat who has read the draft resolution. The seven-day period would begin once UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan notifies Iraq of the resolution's passage by the Security Council, the envoy said. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell told Congress yesterday that Britain and the U.S. had agreed ``on what the elements of a resolution should look like.'' He added that the U.S. was ``a long way'' from winning over France, Russia and China, the three other permanent, veto-wielding members of the Security Council. The resolution states that Iraq is in ``material breach'' of most of the 16 Security Council orders that impose sanctions on Hussein's regime, the diplomat said. It demands the immediate, unrestricted resumption of UN inspections for biological, chemical and nuclear weapons, among other provisions. U.S. Undersecretary of State Marc Grossman arrived in Paris today to persuade France to accept the resolution, and will meet with Russian leaders this weekend in Moscow. France and Russia currently oppose a resolution authorizing the use of force if Iraq doesn't comply. President George W. Bush spoke today with French President Jacques Chirac about his desire for a ``firm, effective outcome of the discussions'' on Security Council language on Iraq, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. France wants two resolutions, one calling for Iraq to give full access to UN inspectors and a second to authorize action in the event Iraq doesn't cooperate. The inspectors are scheduled to arrive in Iraq Oct. 15, chief UN inspector Hans Blix said.