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Powell Calls for U.N. Resolution to Compel Iraqi Compliance
Friday, September 20, 2002
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

"We now see that a proven menace, like Saddam Hussein, in possession of weapons of mass destruction could empower a few terrorists to threaten millions of innocent people."

WASHINGTON -- AFIS
Secretary of State Colin Powell said the proposed U.N. resolution on Iraq must spell out consequences for Saddam Hussein's regime if the country does not comply.

Powell, who was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Persian Gulf War, told the House International Relations Committee that sending U.N. inspectors back into Iraq without a new resolution "is a recipe for failure."

He said he is working with the 14 members of the U.N. Security Council to craft a new, more potent resolution. "Our position is clear," Powell said. "We must face the facts and find Iraq in material breach (of the 16 previous U.N. resolutions)."

Then, the new resolution must spell out the actions the U.N. demands of Iraq. Finally, the key to the resolution is to list the consequences to Iraq for failing to take action.
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