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Reuters. 12 January 2002. No Decision on Military Strike on Iraq -U.S. Envoy. KUWAIT -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William Burns said on Saturday the United States has yet to decide on whether to use military force against Iraq and that Washington plans to discuss the issue with its Gulf War allies. "The (U.S.) President and Secretary (of State Colin) Powell made clear there has not been any decision made with regard to particular options but they have also made clear that all options are available," Burns told a news conference in Kuwait at the start of a tour of the region. "But we will consult really closely with our friends in Kuwait and other countries of the region on this subject," he added. Burns met Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah and other senior Kuwaiti officials before heading to Bahrain, his next stop. He is also expected to visit Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. "We have, like Kuwait, some serious concerns about the behavior of the (Iraqi) regime...its failure to abide by its U.N. Security Council obligations with regard to weapons of mass destruction, inspectors and missing Kuwaitis," Burns said. The Arab League, of which Kuwait is a member, has declared its opposition to any attack on Iraq. Some 8,000 U.S. ground troops are now stationed in Kuwait, involved in desert exercises. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barry Stoller http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ProletarianNews ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
