Self-rule pledged for Iraq in 1 year

Washington Times ^ | Tuesday, September 30, 2003 | By Betsy Pisik

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NEW YORK — The United States has narrowed differences with France by pledging to help draft an Iraqi constitution in six months and a government in one year, but many U.N. Security Council members say they will wait to see a proposed new draft resolution before they commit troops or aid.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2003

Quote of the Day by walford

[Cronos]

Munir Akram, Pakistan's U.N. ambassador, said Islamabad would send troops only "as the desire of the Iraqi people, not as part of an occupation."

Occupation???

[Coop]

The Bush administration is expected to circulate quietly a new resolution on Iraq by early next week to entice more nations to contribute to Iraq's reconstruction.

Which will immediately be trumpeted by CNN, Reuters and Katie Couric as an admission of failure by the Bush Administration - even though that couldn't be further from the truth.