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April 20, 2004, 09:11 AM
Kerry ready for war
with Iraq in 1997
Clinton didn't need U.N. authorization, he said, for move for Mideast 'stability'
Posted: March 14, 2004
9:15 p.m. Eastern
By Joseph Farah
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
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"Well, John, you're correct that this resolution is less than we would have liked," said Kerry. "I don't think anybody can deny that we would have liked it to have threatened force and we would have liked it to carry the term 'serious consequences will flow.' On the other hand, the coalition is together. I mean the fact is there is a unanimous statement by the Security Council and the United Nations that there has to be immediate, unrestricted, unconditional access to the sites. That's very strong language. And it also references the underlying resolution on which the use of force is based. So clearly the allies may not like it, and I think that's our great concern – where's the backbone of Russia, where's the backbone of France, where are they in expressing their condemnation of such clearly illegal activity? But in a sense, they're now climbing into a box and they will have enormous difficulty not following up on this if there is not compliance by Iraq."
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"This is not just a minor confrontation," said Kerry. "This is a very significant issue about the balance of power, about the future stability of the Middle East, about all of what we have thus far invested in the prior war and what may happen in the future."
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"It's not the first time France has been very difficult. ... " he said. "I think a lot of us are very disappointed that the French haven't joined us in a number of other efforts with respect to China, with respect to other issues in Asia and elsewhere and also in Europe. These are, this is a disappointment. But the fact is this. The president has, in effect, put military action on the table...There's no misunderstanding here about where the United States is prepared to go and I think that people need to just sort of back off. "
Can we say waffle, waffle. :what:
Link... (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37578)
with Iraq in 1997
Clinton didn't need U.N. authorization, he said, for move for Mideast 'stability'
Posted: March 14, 2004
9:15 p.m. Eastern
By Joseph Farah
© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com
...
"Well, John, you're correct that this resolution is less than we would have liked," said Kerry. "I don't think anybody can deny that we would have liked it to have threatened force and we would have liked it to carry the term 'serious consequences will flow.' On the other hand, the coalition is together. I mean the fact is there is a unanimous statement by the Security Council and the United Nations that there has to be immediate, unrestricted, unconditional access to the sites. That's very strong language. And it also references the underlying resolution on which the use of force is based. So clearly the allies may not like it, and I think that's our great concern – where's the backbone of Russia, where's the backbone of France, where are they in expressing their condemnation of such clearly illegal activity? But in a sense, they're now climbing into a box and they will have enormous difficulty not following up on this if there is not compliance by Iraq."
...
"This is not just a minor confrontation," said Kerry. "This is a very significant issue about the balance of power, about the future stability of the Middle East, about all of what we have thus far invested in the prior war and what may happen in the future."
...
"It's not the first time France has been very difficult. ... " he said. "I think a lot of us are very disappointed that the French haven't joined us in a number of other efforts with respect to China, with respect to other issues in Asia and elsewhere and also in Europe. These are, this is a disappointment. But the fact is this. The president has, in effect, put military action on the table...There's no misunderstanding here about where the United States is prepared to go and I think that people need to just sort of back off. "
Can we say waffle, waffle. :what:
Link... (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=37578)