Word: vetoes
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...York - A White House official told TIME that Russian President Vladimir Putin has assured President George W. Bush he wouldn't cast a veto, with the U.S. bringing a second resolution to a vote at the UN Security Counsel this week...
...Franco-Russian-German camp remain unmoved, with Russia and France even brandishing the threat of a veto. And the reason for their resistance is precisely because, as President Bush's questioner noted, they see the problem of Saddam's weapons in different terms. While they know Iraq has residual stocks of chemical and biological weapons left over from its war with Iran, they don't believe Saddam's regime is an imminent threat to its neighbors, much less to the West. Iraq's military is considerably weaker now than when it was driven out of Kuwait a decade ago, they...
Unless the Iraqis shoot themselves in the foot, however, support won't be easy to find. "Nine votes are not doable right now," said one Administration official last week. Even if the U.S. finds the votes, France or Russia could exercise a veto, though the U.S. is hoping they would abstain instead...
Franco-German revenge came swiftly. When the U.S. asked NATO to start planning for the defense of Turkey in case of an Iraqi attack, Berlin and Paris retaliated with a veto. Ever since, the alliance has been trying to repair the damage. Yet whatever the murky compromise may be, the message was deadly. The alliance is now ad hoc and a la carte. Out goes the "All for one, and one for all" rule at the very heart of NATO. The new motto is "Some for one, some of the time." History's longest-lived alliance deserves a grander death...
...administration does not seem to appreciate. The administration and the council should work together to find a band with widespread appeal and vocabulary appropriate for Springfest’s new family atmosphere. Last year, the Concert Commission suggested Outkast and Jurassic 5, but budget concerns and an administrative veto prevented the groups from performing at Springfest. Hopefully, this year, Summers’ financial support for Springfest will free up the council’s treasury to lure a big-name band to Harvard for a separate performance for college-aged ears only...