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Jimmy Higgins · 04-25-2003, 10:39 AM

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According to Bush administration officials, the United States will introduce a resolution in the council that lifts sanctions against Iraq (news - web sites) and calls for a special U.N. coordinator in what appears to be a low-level consultative role.

In the main, the resolution would end U.N. control over the lucrative oil-for-food program. Currently Iraq's oil revenues go into a U.N. escrow fund out which suppliers of food, medicine and a host of civilian goods are paid.

U.S. Wants to Shut Down UN Controls on Iraq's Oil

You know, it still hasn't been proven that Iraq is free of WMD's. I think we should first find those before we go forward with such a bold move.

theyeti · 04-25-2003, 10:48 AM

The fact that we haven't found any WMD is proof that they're really well hidden. Man, this could take awhile.

theyeti

Optional · 04-25-2003, 12:58 PM

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from the article:
But the United States does not want the U.N. inspectors back, blaming them for not coming up with a "smoking gun" that would have given ammunition to its war plans.

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Evangelion · 04-26-2003, 01:34 PM

Of course, we can expect the Bush administration to miss the irony here...

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04-25-2003, 10:48 AM	#2
theyeti Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Denver, CO, USA Posts: 9,747	The fact that we haven't found any WMD is proof that they're really well hidden. Man, this could take awhile. theyeti

04-26-2003, 01:34 PM	#4
Evangelion Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Walsall, UK Posts: 1,490	Of course, we can expect the Bush administration to miss the irony here...

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