Word: inspectorsã
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Dates: during 2002-2002
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...would thus benefit from Hussein retaining power. Indeed, soon after last Friday’s disarmament resolution was approved, Russian, French and Chinese diplomats issued a joint statement claiming that it did not automatically permit the use of force should Hussein breach its terms or choose to delay the inspectors?? access. Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov was quick to maintain, “We have excluded from the resolution material that is unacceptable to Russia,” adding that “it does not include the automatic use of force?...
...address to Labor delegates at their annual gathering, Clinton devoted a lengthy segment to Iraq. After thanking Prime Minister Tony Blair for his support with Operation Desert Fox in December 1998—a joint Anglo-American assault launched when Hussein threw out weapons inspectors??Clinton praised him for “trying to bring America and the rest of the world to a common position” over the past few months. Despite his kind words for Blair, Clinton stressed that a pre-emptive military strike “should always be a last resort...
...United States must take steps to aid weapons inspectors?? return to Iraq, but it also must lay the groundwork for further action should Iraq’s policy prove to be only a tactical maneuver. The international community must be willing to act if this offer is only designed to give Hussein more time by driving a new wedge between the Bush administration, with its oft-stated intention of initiating regime change, and its potential allies and coalition partners, many of whom favor a more moderate approach in dealing with Iraq. The old adage, “Trust...