Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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>>>You conveniently forget that the UN, the french, the germans and the russkies all had massive economic interests (better known as graft and payoffs) in not doing anything about Iraq. That, not altruistic motives, had more to do with their reluctance to follow Bush's lead than moral or intellectual doubts.<<<


You can say that but you also have to concede that their main argument was no different than the rest of the world that had no economic interests whatever in Iraq. That argument was: "Let the UN inspection team finish their work".


"France, Russia and China continued to oppose armed intervention in Iraq. They want to let U-N weapons inspectors finish looking for chemical, biological or nuclear programs. These three nations are permanent members of the Security Council. So any one of them could veto a resolution. France’s President Jacques Chirac said another U-N resolution is not needed at this time."

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/Archive/a-2003-02-21-4-1.cfm


"Millions around the world are calling on the US not to attack Iraq and instead let the UN complete the search for weapons of mass destruction. These are voices of everyday citizens, spiritual leaders, military officers, diplomats and elected officials."

http://www.amadorpeace.org/ad.htm