Opponents of the US-UK Resolution at the UN
The French, Germans, and Russians are opposing the resolution stating that Saddam is not in compliance with Security Counsel Resolution 1441. They have all said that Saddam must disarm, but do they mean it? The results of a US led war against Saddam will be that Saddam will be disarmed and as an Iraqi Kurd said, Iraqi civilian casualties from such a war will be less that Saddam kills intentional on a monthly basis. The US and its coalition will bear the risk of their own casualties, not France, Germany and Russia. So what is their problem? It is regime change. They are attempting to sabotage the US effort in order to keep the murderous thug in office. They like doing business with him. They are also not serious about disarming Saddam. If they were serious it would not have taken 12 years to accomplish. They embrace inspections now only because they think it will restrain the US from taking effective actions. If they had their way t…
The French, Germans, and Russians are opposing the resolution stating that Saddam is not in compliance with Security Counsel Resolution 1441. They have all said that Saddam must disarm, but do they mean it? The results of a US led war against Saddam will be that Saddam will be disarmed and as an Iraqi Kurd said, Iraqi civilian casualties from such a war will be less that Saddam kills intentional on a monthly basis. The US and its coalition will bear the risk of their own casualties, not France, Germany and Russia. So what is their problem? It is regime change. They are attempting to sabotage the US effort in order to keep the murderous thug in office. They like doing business with him. They are also not serious about disarming Saddam. If they were serious it would not have taken 12 years to accomplish. They embrace inspections now only because they think it will restrain the US from taking effective actions. If they had their way t…