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Not convinced by blair Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030204/ap_wo_en_po/eu_gen_france_britain_summit_13 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20030204/ap_wo_en_po/eu_gen_france_britain_summit_13 Chirac to Blair: France will not change its position on Iraq 1 hour, 18 minutes ago By ANGELA DOLAND, Associated Press Writer LE TOUQUET, France - British Prime Minister Tony Blair (news - web sites) failed Tuesday to persuade France to join a U.S.-led coalition ready to take quick military action against Iraq and its leader Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). Despite intense pressure by Blair, French President Jacques Chirac said he remained steadfastly opposed to war against Baghdad without giving U.N. weapons inspectors searching for banned weapons as much time they need to do their work. When asked how much time Ñ weeks or months Ñ weapons inspectors should have, Chirac responded: "I can't put a timeframe on it. It's up to them to decide," Chirac said. MORE

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