Anti-Iraq
...y involvement against Iraq. President Bush was quoted as saying his contact with Russia, China and France was an attempt to “consult with friends and allies on how to remove the threat posed by Saddam Hussein and his relentless acquisition of weapons of mass destruction.” Any one of the five permanent members of the Security Council could veto a UN resolution backing military action against Iraq. Currently, Bush and Blair have been receiving a lot of opposition from the other three members of the Security Council. On Thursday, allied air strikes targeted the main air defense command center for western Iraq. Analysts say that the command center was a significant hit because it is a possible invasion route for special forces operations. However, military sources say the operation was simply enforcement of the no-fly zone. President Bush seems to have won the complete support of British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The two arguably most powerful member...