Name: French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council
Author: Dominique de Villepin

Quotes from French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council (Dominique de Villepin)

Dominique de Villepin, French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council

“ The authority of our action is based today on the unity of the international community. Premature military intervention would bring this unity into question, and that would detract from its legitimacy and, in the long run, its effectiveness. Such intervention could have incalculable consequences for the stability of this scarred and fragile region. It would compound the sense of injustice, increase tensions and risk paving the way to other conflicts. We all share the same priority—that of fighting terrorism mercilessly. ”

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Dominique de Villepin, French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council

“ Let us not delude ourselves; this will be long and difficult because it will be necessary to preserve Iraq's unity and restore stability in a lasting way in a country and region harshly affected by the intrusion of force. Faced with such perspectives, there is an alternative in the inspections which allow us to move forward day by day with the effective and peaceful disarmament of Iraq. In the end is that choice not the most sure and most rapid? No one can assert today that the path of war will be shorter than that of the inspections. ”

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Dominique de Villepin, French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council

“ No one can claim either that it might lead to a safer, more just and more stable world. For war is always the sanction of failure. Would this be our sole recourse in the face of the many challenges at this time? ”

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Dominique de Villepin, French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council

“ President, to those who are wondering in anguish when and how we are going to cede to war, I would like to tell them that nothing, at any time, in this Security Council, will be done in haste, misunderstanding, suspicion or fear. ”

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Dominique de Villepin, French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council

“ There are those who think that the inspections, in their principle, cannot be the least effective. But I recall that this is the very foundation of resolution 1441 and that the inspections are producing results. One may judge them inadequate but they are there. There are those who believe that continuing the inspection process is a sort of delaying tactic to prevent military intervention. That naturally raises the question of the time allowed Iraq. ”

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Dominique de Villepin, French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council

“ We all realize that the success of the inspections presupposes that we obtain Iraq's full and complete cooperation. France has consistently demanded this.
Real progress is beginning to be apparent:
Iraq has agreed to aerial reconnaissance over its territory; It has allowed Iraqi scientists to be questioned by the inspectors without witnesses; A bill barring all activities linked to weapons of mass destruction programs is in the process of being adopted, in accordance with a long-standing request of the inspectors ”

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Dominique de Villepin, French address on Iraq at the UN Security Council

“ At stake is our credibility, and our sense of responsibility Let us have the courage to see things as they are. There are two options:
The option of war might seem a priori to be the swiftest. But let us not forget that having won the war, one has to build peace. ”

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