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<blockquote data-quote="klein" data-source="post: 765786" data-attributes="member: 23950"><p>A scheduled summit meeting between Chretien and Bush on September 9 focused Canadian attention on Iraq in a more sustained way. Before the summit, Chretien said he wanted clear evidence that Iraq had <strong>weapons</strong> of <strong>mass</strong> <strong>destruction</strong> and ties to al Qaeda before his government would support any attempt to remove Saddam Hussein from power. "I will see what [Bush] has to say. I will listen, and we will decide," he declared. (17) Public opinion soundings also showed that, in contrast to their strong support for the Afghanistan campaign, more that half of Canadians did not want Canada to be involved if the U.S. attacked Iraq. At the meeting, Chretien praised Bush's leadership in the war on terror and encouraged the president to go to the UN, assuring him that Canada would be involved in any action against Iraq if the Security Council approved. Bush offered no evidence to support the administration's claims, saying simply that he would outline the case in a speech he would make at the UN on September 12.</p><p></p><p>Involving the UN</p><p>In his speech Bush drew attention to Saddam Hussein's rejection of earlier UN disarmament resolutions, and accused the Iraqi regime of continuing to develop <strong>weapons</strong> of <strong>mass</strong> <strong>destruction</strong> and sheltering terrorists, although he offered no proof.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Conclusion: The lack of proof of wmd's in Iraq, could not convince the UN or most other countries to join the US war against Iraq !</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klein, post: 765786, member: 23950"] A scheduled summit meeting between Chretien and Bush on September 9 focused Canadian attention on Iraq in a more sustained way. Before the summit, Chretien said he wanted clear evidence that Iraq had [B]weapons[/B] of [B]mass[/B] [B]destruction[/B] and ties to al Qaeda before his government would support any attempt to remove Saddam Hussein from power. "I will see what [Bush] has to say. I will listen, and we will decide," he declared. (17) Public opinion soundings also showed that, in contrast to their strong support for the Afghanistan campaign, more that half of Canadians did not want Canada to be involved if the U.S. attacked Iraq. At the meeting, Chretien praised Bush's leadership in the war on terror and encouraged the president to go to the UN, assuring him that Canada would be involved in any action against Iraq if the Security Council approved. Bush offered no evidence to support the administration's claims, saying simply that he would outline the case in a speech he would make at the UN on September 12. Involving the UN In his speech Bush drew attention to Saddam Hussein's rejection of earlier UN disarmament resolutions, and accused the Iraqi regime of continuing to develop [B]weapons[/B] of [B]mass[/B] [B]destruction[/B] and sheltering terrorists, although he offered no proof. [COLOR=navy]Conclusion: The lack of proof of wmd's in Iraq, could not convince the UN or most other countries to join the US war against Iraq ![/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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