Originally posted by SLO they already did ask for the lifting of the sanctions.....hmmm...3 days ago
Originally posted by straffo so you admit there is no WMD in Iraq ?
Originally posted by rpm371 Where did that come from? Let's just wait a bit and see.
UNITED NATIONS -- France yesterday proposed the immediate suspension of all civilian United Nations trade sanctions against Iraq, but insisted the 13-year-old embargo could not be formally lifted until UN inspectors certify Iraq's disarmament.The French initiative, which caught U.S. officials by surprise, would achieve a key French objective by guaranteeing international control over Iraq's oil revenue until an internationally recognized Iraqi government is in power. And it set Paris at odds with Washington over the pace of sanctions relief and the role of the UN inspectors in Iraq.