Three Countries Give U.S. a Key Iraq Concession

[cthrumatrix]

Three Countries Give U.S. a Key Iraq Concession
Greater U.N. Role Will Not Be Sought
By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, October 15, 2003; Page A01


UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 14 -- France, Russia and Germany on Tuesday dropped their demands that the United States grant the United Nations a central role in Iraq's reconstruction and yield power to a provisional Iraqi government in the coming months.

The move constituted a major retreat by the Security Council's chief antiwar advocates, and signaled their renewed willingness to consider the merits of a U.S. resolution aimed at conferring greater international legitimacy on its military occupation of Iraq.

All three countries seem willing to accept a resolution that would retain U.S. authority over Iraq's political future while extending only a symbolic measure of sovereignty to Iraqis. But a major sticking point remains: The three governments made new demands, including setting a timetable for ending the U.S. military occupation in Iraq and strengthening the Security Council's role in monitoring Iraq's political transition.

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The Bush administration refused to incorporate the French, Russian and German demands for a timetable for the transfer of power in a revised text presented to the council last night -- and indicated the United States would soon call their bluff.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A25105-2003Oct14.html

Seems reasonable that you ask how long you are going to occupy a country when you ask for thier support.

[truthisfreedom]

1. so what did bush promise them?

that he wouldn't leave them with economies just like ours, if they'd only play along? and if they didn't, the bfee would drain their coffers too?

[cthrumatrix]

6. This is being portrayed as a "victory" for * foreign policy.....

I wonder what the heck happened?

[izzie]

2. When we bring out power this happens.

We will live to be sorry. Bullys always get it in the long run.

[dusty64]

3. Wow, UN caves to our

regime. This is NOT good news at all and may free our junta up for another attack. WTF are these people thinking?

[Media_Lies_Daily]

5. IMHO, they're thinking why should they get involved in Iraq and...

...end up having to share the blame for the Bushies' war crimes. If I were the UN and/or any foreign country I would stay as far away from Iraq as I possibly could.

Please note that the Bushies are trying to get money and/or troops from various countries to help bail them out of this mess, but they're not getting either one at this point.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

4. Spin, spin, spin.

[beyurslf]

7. Bush says he may call

their bluff? Didn't he say it is time to put our cards on the table last Oct just before we pulled our resolution for War out of the UN because we didn't have the votes?
If our Senators and Congressmen/women won't stand up to, I at least hope other countries will.