Beefeater said:
Brilliant Statement there, Last time I counted, there were 23 Nations that were with us in this, and Germany has recently recanted their position and would join in the military effort, or at least support it if that is what it came to.
Yes, but within the UN - that's what they all agree on - EU stated recently that inspectors need more time - not into infinity, but more time. IMO there will be less support if action is taken without Security Council consent. Even now, there are those that say "Iraq has had enough time, it's time to strike" and those that say "inspectors need more time, the diplomatic pressure IS working."
Considering Blix said things are "improving" for inspectors in Iraq, I'd agree with the latter.
And I would appreciate it if we can keep the sarcasm and things like "whining and complaining against Bush" out of this.
As for letter of support, (the Vilnius declaration) that Chirac attacked, our foreign minister (aka Secretary of state position if Americans aren't familiar with that term) signed it but he's getting a lot of critisicm. The declaration said "Powell's presentation is convincing, and we call upon Security Council to take all necessary measures to protect the world from Iraq's threat." If you ask me, clearly this was support of US. According do our minister we stand with EU on this (we signed another Europe declaration), but we also don't want to take sides against US.
Personally, I think there will be war either way.
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