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...challenges the U.N. to confront the “grave and gathering danger” of Iraq—or allow the U.S. to do so. Bush asks Congress for authority to “use all means,” including military force if necessary, to disarm and overthrow Saddam if he does not comply with U.N. demands...
...leave his country within 48 hours, are simply the outcome of processes and decisions taken months, even years earlier. Historians seeking to explain the war will certainly debate the relative importance of a number of decisions and events over the past decade: the first Bush administration's reluctance to overthrow Saddam in 1991; Saddam's determination to hang onto those of his chemical and biological weapons he'd managed to keep out of the inspectors' hands in the early '90s; the failure of sanctions, covert coup attempts and a 1998 bombing campaign to dislodge the regime; the slow breakup...
...invasion. Such a threat might also push Saddam toward another alternative—such as seeking asylum in another Arab state. With hawks like Bush running the United States, Saddam must know that an invasion of Iraq would continue all the way to the occupation of Baghdad and the overthrow of his leadership. But with progress on a U.N. resolution lagging, Saaddam is in the clear, for now, to continue his non-compliance...
...claim that antiwar demonstrators have "the historical memory of a gnat," along with his characterization of U.S. foreign policy toward the Arab world as one of having "kept its distance." Krauthammer neglects to mention the key role played by the U.S. in major events in the Middle East--the overthrow of democracy in Iran and the restoration of the Shah, the Israel-Palestine conflict, the Iran-Iraq war and the Gulf War, to name a few. Perhaps it's Krauthammer who has memory problems. ANNA MARIA DIAMANTI New York City...
...Nepal The government and Maoist rebels signed a truce on Jan. 29, bringing a pause to the seven-year feud that has crippled the country's economy. The rebels, who vowed to overthrow the kingdom and install a communist state, seem ready to bargain. Maoist leader Prachanda even promised "to foil attempts to sabotage [peace] talks." The government has yet to form a negotiating team, however. Observers fear a reprise of the 2001 talks, which the rebels ended by attacking an army barracks, killing 14 soldiers...