France Calls Emergency U.N. Meeting on Iraq's Peaceful Disarmament, Ignoring U.S. Deadline

Associated Press ^ | March 17, 2003 | Edith M. Lederer and Dafna Linzer

[DontMessWithMyCountry]

This is a joke. It has to be a joke. These cannot be adults. These cannot be real humanoids. No. Not in a sane universe. They cannot be so.

[Mark17]

UNITED NATIONS (AP) - France called for an emergency U.N. ministerial meeting Tuesday to set a timetable for Iraq's peaceful disarmament

The French need to get a clue. Iraq will not disarm peacefully.

[bybybill]

I am so happy that Bush/Powell went to the UN. Remember GWB`s speach to the UN on 9/12/03 where he challenged the members to stand tough and enforce their demands on Iraq. "Show your cards." Well they did and Bush now owns them. Oh, France won`t back off on Iraq this time, but after the war is over and we have proof of their deals with Uncle Sadammnn, it will be sooo sweet

[JustPiper]

They're just like little children who put their hands over their ears and say "la, la, la..." so they can't hear what you're saying.

They say that is being a diplomat (blah)...I heard if W pushes this without their approval they are going to kick us out of the UN. I say do not bother I will be happy to live. The UN should be used for the homeless not the heartless!

[JustPiper]

I could tell you stories!!!

Horror stories? I am the baby of ten, five being brothers. stephen King could get material from me! My brother used chinese water torture, pinning me and dripping water on me for hours!

[Robert_Paulson2]

When the MOAB speaks...
even the deaf will be hearing very very clearly...

[RWG]

And when they finally get the message they plead I'll be good.

[Squantos]

I say we just Veto them back into their irrelevance hole and press on with our terrorist termination tasks ?

Stay Safe !

[piasa]

It may just be that the most effective way to keep Iraq from getting WMD would be for us to liberate France.

[NRA2BFree]

Does anyone see a problem with us nuking France? Chirac is worse than a terrorist. At least we know
what to expect out of the terrorists.

[Nitro]

Then you understand the horrors and beatings I had to endure before I could use my "Little Trick" with the arm...

if I just hit my sister, I would get pounded by higer-ups...

I had to endure so much that even she wouldn't rat me out when I finally retaliated!!

[piasa]

And impose our form of government on them. ;oD

[TexKat]

Monday March 17, 200311:59:59 p.m. Counting down Times up

Tuesday March 18, 2003 12:00 a.m. promptly Bombs dropping on Iraq.

Sorry Jacquestrap, you must not have had your interpeter available on Sunday when the Moment of Truth press conference was televised.

Jacquestrap I guess you don't believe that fat meat is greasy.

[Jumper]

The very notion of a sitting American President expressing displeasure with the French Government excalibrates the fundamental difference in values and idealogy. France has moved so far Left that under the Chirac regime they will never Right the wrongs of actively blocking American resolve. The next round of elections in France will only serve to separate the responsible from the ivory towerists. Hard economic times in France and even tougher political dealings from the USA will make the choice easy for voters to ease their own plight.

[JustPiper]

I never got even with my brother, he even had the last word by dying first.

[marsh2]

The French haven't learned a thing since Napoleon's defeat in Russia. Weather can kill. We cannot wait any longer.

I was listening to a Fox reporter. She said that they tried on their chemical suits. They would wear them (not masks and gloves) in any mission. It was already 100 degrees inside those suits because of the weather.

She commented that she had been in Air Force training and many people were dropped from the heat then at temperatures much less than they were experiencing now. The longer they wait, the more sand storms jamming equipment and dropping visability as well.

Delays mean harm to our troops. Those who insist upon delays cause harm to our troops. That is why Saddam wants delays.

Time's up.

[flying Elvis]

What is the possibility of France and her allies putting together a quick and dirty resolution tomorrow declaring an attack Iraq to be illegal? My guess is they know we have justification to go in under 1441 and they want to pass something very quickly that will block that 'legal' avenue.

[goldstategop]

We stand ready to veto any such trickery on the part of Chiraq and his friends.

[Nitro]

He is dead...

you are not...

who wins?

[Boot Hill]

The article says:   "The other option would be to abandon the resolution...[because]...If the resolution is defeated, an attack against Iraq would violate international law."

But Bush and Powell have both already made it clear that they will insist on a vote to clearly show where all sides stand. This is the right thing to do. The UN can take their "international law" and stuff it where the sun don't shine. The UN, France and Germany do not get to determine what is in the best interest of our safety and national security.

In my wildest dreams, I never EVER thought I'd see Bush stick it to the UN as cleverly and masterfully as he has done in this case.

--Boot Hill