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To: calgal who wrote (335)	10/20/2002 8:55:35 PM
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Powell Says U.S. Is Ready to Offer U.N. Resolution on Iraq By REUTERS URL: nytimes.com Filed at 2:52 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday the United States would introduce an Iraq resolution to the United Nations this week, but said Washington already has the authority to act, if needed, to disarm Saddam Hussein. Powell said while key members of the U.N. Security Council have yet to sign off on the proposed resolution, he expected strong support for unfettered weapons inspections demanded in the tough U.S. Security Council resolution. Advertisement ``Debate is how you get all members of the Security Council to act in unison,'' Powell told NBC's ``Meet the Press,'' saying he planned to present the resolution in coming days. ``I think it's a resolution that will draw good support from the Security Council,'' Powell said in another interview with ``Fox News Sunday.'' But he added, ``there's still a ways to go.'' The secretary of state appeared Sunday talk shows to make the case against Saddam Hussein on the eve of a crucial week at the U.N., where other Security Council members, notably France and Russia, have opposed the U.S. approach. President (George W.) Bush, determined to oust the Iraqi leader whom he accuses of backing terrorism and developing nuclear weapons, is seeking to rally U.N. backing for possible war against Iraq should Saddam balk at weapons inspections. TAKING ACTION Powell said on ABC's ``This Week'' that if Saddam refuses to permit U.N. weapons inspections, ``The United States believes that it and like-minded nations ... will have all the authority it needs at that point if it chooses to take action.'' Powell said the resolution proposed by the United States would cite Saddam's past violations of inspection orders, which date back to shortly after the 1991 Gulf War. He said the resolution would demand new inspections and warn that Saddam would pay a price if he does not comply. The secretary of state said each of the 15 members of the Security Council has ``the right to express its opinion,'' but added, ``I believe we'll be successful (in getting in the resolution) the indictment (for past violations), a tough inspection regime and a linkage to consequences.'' While the Bush administration has long favored a ``regime change'' in Iraq, Powell once again said Sunday Saddam could stay in power if he disarmed. ``All we are interested in is getting rid of those weapons of mass destruction,'' Powell said. ``We think the Iraqi people would be better off with a different leader, a different regime, but the principal offense here is the weapons of mass destruction, and that is what this resolution is working on.'' INTERNATIONAL BACKING Powell said, ``The question is will Saddam and the Iraqi regime, really cooperate and let the inspectors do their job?. If the inspectors do their job and we can satisfy the world community that they are disarmed, that's one path.'' ``If we can't satisfy the world community that they are disarmed, that takes us down another path,'' the secretary of state said. Powell declined to predict when inspections might begin, saying it depended on getting a strong resolution and getting Saddam to cooperate. The United States, France, Britain, Russia and China are permanent U.N. Security Council members with veto power. France wants two resolutions, one to lay down demands for Iraqi disarmament, and a second to authorize force, if needed. Powell said Sunday that the United States felt one resolution would be sufficient should it and ``like-minded'' nations feel it is necessary to act against Iraq, but he acknowledged it may not be accepted. ``Now, will that one resolution be sufficient to get all other members to join in an effort, if an effort is needed at this time? That remains to be seen,'' Powell said. ``If it comes to military action, it can be done one of two ways: the United States with like-minded nations taking it ... or with all other nations as part of a U.N. resolution."

To: calgal who wrote (335)	10/20/2002 9:43:55 PM
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Nation Challenged URL:http://forums.nytimes.com/webin/WebX?50@@.f30d604 French and U.S. negotiatiors are closer to a deal to break a deadlock on a U.N. resolution addressing the situation in Iraq. French officials are studying an American compromise resolution dropping authorization to use force against Iraq. France, which has veto power in the Security Council, has led opposition to initial U.S. proposals which called for the immediate use of force against Iraq if any Security Council member judged it to be impeding inspections to determine whether Baghdad was developing weapons of mass destruction. Iraq denies it has such weapons and has agreed to let U.N. arms inspectors back into the country after a four-year absence. What will President Bush do if the U.N. is unable to agree upon a compromise resolution? Would an attack against Iraq advance the U.S.-led war on terrorism or distract from it? Read Debates, a weekly Web-only feature culled from Readers' Opinions, published every Thursday