1. Iraq has 30 days to complete its weapons declaration (section 3)
2. UNMOVIC and the IAEA should file their reports within 45 days (section 5)
3. Non-Compliance requires another Security Council meeting to determine the next step. (section 12)
3. The United States is not authorised to attack Iraq! No approval of has even been implied, since there must be another Security Council meeting to determine if enforcement is necessary and if so, what action should then be taken.
Page 5, paragraph 13 states “… that the Council has repeatedly warned Iraq that it will face serious consequences as a result of its continued violations of its obligations.”
“Serious consequences” are not specified and would not automatically mean war!
Page 4, paragraph 12 clearly states that should Iraq not comply– upon such formal notice by UNMOVIC - the Security Council would “convene immediately … in order to consider the situation and the need for full compliance with all of the relevant Council resolutions in order to secure international peace and security.”
2. UNMOVIC and the IAEA should file their reports within 45 days (section 5)
3. Non-Compliance requires another Security Council meeting to determine the next step. (section 12)
3. The United States is not authorised to attack Iraq! No approval of has even been implied, since there must be another Security Council meeting to determine if enforcement is necessary and if so, what action should then be taken.
Page 5, paragraph 13 states “… that the Council has repeatedly warned Iraq that it will face serious consequences as a result of its continued violations of its obligations.”
“Serious consequences” are not specified and would not automatically mean war!
Page 4, paragraph 12 clearly states that should Iraq not comply– upon such formal notice by UNMOVIC - the Security Council would “convene immediately … in order to consider the situation and the need for full compliance with all of the relevant Council resolutions in order to secure international peace and security.”