Next in the firing line?
Posted: Saturday, May 24, 2003

US: New master of Iraqi oil ceremonies
Almost 13 years after the sanctions mandate began, the tables have suddenly turned. US vigor to declare sanctions irrelevant is matched by the caution of France, Russia and China in approaching the latest Security Council resolution. At first glance, this reversal appears to be simple profit motivation by all parties wanting a share of the spoils of Iraqi oil. A closer look, however, shows a deeper irony: double and triple standards by the most verbal actors - France, Russia and the United States.

For now, U.S. rule in Iraq
AFTER DECLARING THAT the U.S. does not need the Security Council during the closing days of the crisis over the second resolution that sought authorisation of the war on Saddam Hussein's Iraq, Washington has just secured legitimisation from that body for its occupation of Iraq.

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Ultimately, power has prevailed. By endorsing the US-led resolution on Iraq, France and Russia, in particular, have conceded that their initial opposition to the Anglo-American invasion of Iraq was actuated as much, if not more, by threatened self-interest as by principles. In succumbing to the post-victory arm-twisting by the Bush administration, they (and China and Germany) have obviously decided that discretion is the better part of valour. By supporting the US, they can hope to salvage some of their interests in Iraq and also pick up the crumbs in its re-building.

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