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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (77218)	6/19/2006 2:45:06 AM
From: Orcastraiter	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

They did.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (77218)	6/19/2006 9:01:15 AM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

...why did not a single one use the argument to try to disuade the US from invading? --------------------------------------------------------- Where security council members stand Iraq's future depends on support for a second resolution - and the persuasive talents of the US Saturday February 1, 2003 The Guardian ...contd at guardian.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------- Mexico Tells Bush It Won't Support Iraq Resolution US Favor By Tim Weiner New York Times October 28, 2002 President Bush left a summit conference here today without a pledge from Mexico to support the American resolution in the United Nations Security Council to disarm Iraq. Mexican officials made it clear that Mexico is siding with France in the debate at the United Nations. While the United States is demanding one resolution that includes a legal basis for the military action against Iraq, France wants two stages, authorizing force only when Baghdad fails to comply with weapons inspections. Mexico is a crucial swing vote in the Security Council, and the lack of explicit support from President Fox is a setback to the United States in what American officials say will be the final days of the difficult deliberations. Mr. Fox said Mexico's priority is to achieve a resolution with the broadest possible backing from the 15-nation Council. ...contd at globalpolicy.org --------------------------------------------------------- US Arm-Twisting This section looks at the tremendous pressure the US can bring to bear on UN Security Council members, and Elected members in particular, to gain their votes on Iraq resolutions. *Washington's arm-twisting succeeded in gaining a unanimous vote for Resolution 1441 (November, 2002) but eventually failed to gain a second resolution (March, 2003).* Washington's attempt to overcome stiff opposition on the Security Council uses both carrot and stick, by reconsidering economic and military assistance deals as well as prospects for oil and trade in post-war Iraq. This "arm-twisting" is not new and former US Secretary of State James Baker discussed it in his autobiography. Yemen's loss of a $70 million US aid package in 1990 is only one of several well-known cases. ...contd at globalpolicy.org