Powell Disses Blair, Says No Iraqi Veto on Troops. (Heel, Blair, sit)

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(Note: the title "Powell Disses Blair, Says No Iraqi Veto on Troops." came from www.antiwar.com. The rest of the article came from the link below.)

Blair view on Iraq dismissed by Powell
By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor
(Filed: 04/06/2004)
America again slapped down Tony Blair yesterday when it insisted that the new Iraqi government would have no veto over US and other coalition troops. "You can't use the word 'veto'," said Colin Powell, the US secretary of state, in an interview with the Arab satellite channel, Middle East Broadcasting Centre.

Mr Powell said the United States would co-ordinate with the Iraqi interim government. "But circumstances could arise where a situation is developing and our troops have to act in a way that protects them," he said. "There could be a situation where we have to act and there may be a disagreement, and we have to act to protect ourselves or to accomplish a mission."

His comments amount to a further rebuke to the Prime Minister, who has said that Iraqi leaders who will take "sovereign" powers at the end of the month will have "final political control" over major decisions of military strategy.

America's position could make it more difficult to secure agreement on a United Nations resolution endorsing the new government and authorising the presence of foreign forces.

Until a day earlier, senior British officials had insisted that there was no disagreement with Washington over the fact that operations such as the controversial assault on the town of Fallujah would be subject to "dual consent", requiring approval by both military commanders and Iraqi leaders.

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/06/04/wirq04.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/06/04/ixworld.html

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1. Some sovereignty

What an effin' joke.

"They'll have complete rights to do anything they want to do, as long as it's what we want them to do, then they can do it freely and without any obstruction whatsoever."

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3. well par for the course

That sounds like typical Republican rhetoric in this country.

PB

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2. Sounds like...

...Powell has got with the program and Blair hasn't.

I love these lovers' spats.