WTF Is It Now?!?

UN TO BFEE: 'FU'
The Bush administration's push for an early war against Iraq drew broad opposition yesterday in an unusual open debate in the Security Council. Many countries backed weapons inspections, and Arab states said they would not support an attack without United Nations endorsement, considering an attack only as a last resort.

His Royal Heinous argued that time was wasting, and his press secretary, WH spokes-tool Ari 'the Liar' Fleischer, said later that resident Evil was only willing to wait a few more weeks for the United Nations to end its deliberations. (link)

But today, facing strong opposition from dozens of nations, the United States Chickenhawks have backed down from their demand that a new U.N. resolution must authorize military force if Baghdad fails to cooperate with weapons inspectors.

Instead, the Bushies are now floating a compromise which would give inspectors a chance to test Iraq's will to cooperate on the ground. If Iraq then failed to disarm, the misadministration would agree to return to the Security Council for further debate and possibly another resolution authorizing action.

The new compromise also drops tough wording explicitly threatening Iraq upfront, although the diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said a threat of consequences will be implied. (link)