February 25, 2003

U.S. Warns France in Struggle Over Iraq

The United States fired a warning shot Tuesday across the bows of France, the leading critic of its Iraq policy, saying it would view any French veto of a new U.N. resolution authorizing force as "very unfriendly."[YESSSS!--Jen]

The U.S. ambassador in Paris issued the warning after France said it and Germany opposed what it called a shift toward "a logic of war" and circulated a rival proposal that would give U.N. weapons inspectors at least four months to scour Iraq.
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The U.S. ambassador in Paris, Howard Leach, said he hoped France would agree the United Nations had to take action.

"I hope there won't be a veto because a veto would be very unfriendly and we would not look favorably on that," he told LCI television, according to a French translation of his remarks in English.

Whoo-Hoo, Ambassador Leach!
Time to kick some ass, starting with the weasels!