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Blair Urges Bush to Put Iraq War on Hold
(Bill Jacobs, Edinburg News, 9 January 2003)
TONY BLAIR is urging US President George W Bush to delay any war against Iraq until the autumn to give UN weapons inspectors more time to obtain clear evidence of Saddam Hussein's secret attempt to build up an illegal arsenal of weapons of mass destruction. . . . The Prime Minister believes a spring offensive would be premature and would not get the support of the United Nations Security Council. . . . Up to 100 Labour backbenchers are ready to rebel and vote against the Government if the war starts without UN backing. And some junior ministers are understood to be ready to resign if that is the case. . . . It has been expected that if the UK and US do go to war, they would do it in the spring before the heat makes military action impossible. . . . But now Mr Blair and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw are urging Washington to hold off till the autumn. They feel that with the weapons inspectors in Iraq and the massive military build-up in the Gulf, Saddam can pose little threat over the summer. . . . One Cabinet minister underlined the growing case for delay, saying: "At the moment there is no justification for going to war and the whole Cabinet feels that way." . . . "Labour MPs don't trust George Bush and wonder why Tony is so close to him."

posted by LoZo 1:10 PM