Except- of course- the gutless wonders and largest beneficiaries of Iraqi oil.
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Coalition partners
'out of the closet'
European leaders issue declaration backing U.S. on Iraq
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Posted: January 30, 2003
10:45 a.m. Eastern
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
The Bush administration got a boost today in its effort to disarm Iraqi president Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction, as the "coalition partners" he and other U.S. officials have alluded to "came out of the closet" in a demonstration of solidarity.
The leaders of eight European countries issued a joint declaration praising "American bravery, generosity and far-sightedness" and appealing for international "unity" in "insisting that [Hussein's] regime is disarmed."
José MarÃa Aznar of Spain, José Manuel Durão Barroso of Portugal, Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, Václav Havel of the Czech Republic, Peter Medgyessy of Hungary, Leszek Miller of Poland and Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark signed an open letter published in the Wall Street Journal and London Times.
"We in Europe have a relationship with the United States which has stood the test of time. Thanks in large part to American bravery, generosity and far-sightedness, Europe was set free from the two forms of tyranny that devastated our continent in the 20th century: Nazism and Communism," the letter reads. "The transatlantic relationship must not become a casualty of the current Iraqi regime's persistent attempts to threaten world security."
"The Iraqi regime and its weapons of mass destruction represent a clear threat to world security. This danger has been explicitly recognized by the United Nations. All of us are bound by Security Council Resolution 1441, which was adopted unanimously," the letter continues. "Resolution 1441 is Saddam Hussein's last chance to disarm using peaceful means."
The European leaders reiterated their "wish to pursue the U.N. route."
But setting the stage for a showdown with Security Council members France and Germany, who oppose military action against Iraq without a second U.N. resolution authorizing such, the leaders urged the council to "face up to its responsibilities."
"We cannot allow a dictator to systematically violate those resolutions. If they are not complied with, the Security Council will lose its credibility and world peace will suffer as a result," the letter concludes.
The BBC reports France and Germany were not invited to sign the letter. Both remain resolute in their anti-war stance.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30772
Coalition partners
'out of the closet'
European leaders issue declaration backing U.S. on Iraq
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Posted: January 30, 2003
10:45 a.m. Eastern
© 2003 WorldNetDaily.com
The Bush administration got a boost today in its effort to disarm Iraqi president Saddam Hussein of weapons of mass destruction, as the "coalition partners" he and other U.S. officials have alluded to "came out of the closet" in a demonstration of solidarity.
The leaders of eight European countries issued a joint declaration praising "American bravery, generosity and far-sightedness" and appealing for international "unity" in "insisting that [Hussein's] regime is disarmed."
José MarÃa Aznar of Spain, José Manuel Durão Barroso of Portugal, Silvio Berlusconi of Italy, Tony Blair of the United Kingdom, Václav Havel of the Czech Republic, Peter Medgyessy of Hungary, Leszek Miller of Poland and Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark signed an open letter published in the Wall Street Journal and London Times.
"We in Europe have a relationship with the United States which has stood the test of time. Thanks in large part to American bravery, generosity and far-sightedness, Europe was set free from the two forms of tyranny that devastated our continent in the 20th century: Nazism and Communism," the letter reads. "The transatlantic relationship must not become a casualty of the current Iraqi regime's persistent attempts to threaten world security."
"The Iraqi regime and its weapons of mass destruction represent a clear threat to world security. This danger has been explicitly recognized by the United Nations. All of us are bound by Security Council Resolution 1441, which was adopted unanimously," the letter continues. "Resolution 1441 is Saddam Hussein's last chance to disarm using peaceful means."
The European leaders reiterated their "wish to pursue the U.N. route."
But setting the stage for a showdown with Security Council members France and Germany, who oppose military action against Iraq without a second U.N. resolution authorizing such, the leaders urged the council to "face up to its responsibilities."
"We cannot allow a dictator to systematically violate those resolutions. If they are not complied with, the Security Council will lose its credibility and world peace will suffer as a result," the letter concludes.
The BBC reports France and Germany were not invited to sign the letter. Both remain resolute in their anti-war stance.
