Iraq ambassador says palaces are open
Warren P. Strobel
and Joyce M. Davis
Knight Ridder Newspapers (KRT)
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yjs of the Security Council,” the
i diplomat said on the ABC
s program “This Week.” “We
Will see these resolutions. First of
to have this resolution in our
hand, and after that, we can con
However, Aldouri’s remarks are
unlikely to satisfy the Bush admin
istration, which accuses Iraq of re
state Department spokesman
Richard Boucher called it “pretty
typical Iraqi behavior.. Whenever
they’re faced with a determined
front, they start backpedaling.”
Aldouri’s remarks come as diplo
matic pressure mounts on Bagh
dad, and as President George W.
Bush prepares to deliver an ad
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prove pivotal on other fronts.
The United States on Sunday ap
peared to be moving closer to gain
ing allies’ agreement to the new
U.N. Security Council resolution.
France and Russia have balked at
a U.S. proposal that would authorize
military strikes on Iraq if Baghdad
fails to meet the U.N.'s terms.
France has proposed a two-step
process in which a second resolu
tion authorizing force would have to
be approved.
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