Instead of allowing the french to do their dirty work, Iraq has done it themselves by rejecting out of hand Britain's compromise proposal.
Iraq reveled Thursday in the diplomatic turmoil surrounding U.S.-led war plans and rejected British Prime Minister Tony Blair's effort to find a compromise over an ultimatum for Saddam Hussein.
"It is an attempt to beautify a rejected aggressive project," he told journalists. "(Britain) is trying to polish this project, which has been rejected by the majority of Security Council members."
Asked whether Iraq opposed the British list, he said: "Of course. We reject any project contrary to resolutions already adopted by the Security Council."
This is actually a good thing. By refusing to even consider this proposal, Hussein is declaring himself to be in material breach of the UN resolutions. Of course, he feels comfortable doing so, because the UN has shown that it will cave, rather than enforce its mandate. Fortunately, the US does not suffer from the lack of will evidenced by the UNSC.
Posted by Rich at March 13, 2003 9:09 AM | TrackBack