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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Augustus Gloop who wrote (15321)3/4/2003 4:07:07 AM
From: 2MAR$  Respond to of 25898
 
U.S., Britain Set Timetable at U.N.
Debate Unlikely to Go Beyond Next Week
washingtonpost.com

The United States and Britain have agreed that it is pointless to continue a U.N. Security Council debate over Iraq beyond next week, but are unlikely to press for a vote on their new resolution authorizing war unless they are assured of the necessary nine-vote majority, U.S. and diplomatic officials said yesterday.

Officials said a report to the council by chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix on Friday will be the beginning of an endgame to quickly resolve the question of U.N. support for military action with a final showdown between the United States and France, the most powerful opponent of early military action