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Most security council oppose war Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20030211/ap_wo_en_po/eu_gen_germany_iraq_un_2 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20030211/ap_wo_en_po/eu_gen_germany_iraq_un_2 Tue, Feb 11, 2003 German official: Most Security Council members oppose war 2 hours, 38 minutes ago By TONY CZUCZKA, Associated Press Writer BERLIN - Only four of the 15 countries on the U.N. Security Council are holding out against efforts by Germany, France and Russia to seek a peaceful solution for Iraq, a German government official said Tuesday. The senior official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, said the fault lines would become clear at the latest after U.N. weapons inspectors present their next report to the Security Council on Friday. France, Russia and Germany called Monday for strengthened U.N. weapons inspections in Iraq, a diplomatic initiative opposed by the United States that is aimed at disarming Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) without war. China announced its support for the three-nation declaration Tuesday. "You will see very soon that this position is shared by the overwhelming majority of the Security Council members," the German official said. Only Britain, Spain and Bulgaria have indicated they could support the U.S. stand that "the game is over" for Saddam, he said. However, the United States and Britain say they could also get the minimum nine yes votes in the Security Council needed to adopt a resolution that would give a green light to the use of force against Iraq. France, Russia, China, the United States and China have veto power on the Security Council, currently chaired by Germany. The official insisted that Germany was not isolated with Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's staunch anti-war stand, which he has coupled with calls to give the inspectors more time in Iraq — a position shared by France and Russia in the joint statement presented Monday by French President Jacques Chirac. Even before Friday's report to the council, the German official noted, the inspectors have cited signs of Iraqi cooperation with their work and called for patience. "If the inspections are just starting to have success, it is precisely not the time to call the whole thing off," the official said.

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