(Los Angeles Times) Philip H. Gordon and Michael O'Hanlon - The administration should be able to lead the international community in crafting a Security Council resolution that toughens the 1999 UN Resolution 1284 - which made some sanctions relief contingent on Iraqi cooperation with weapons inspectors, rather than complete disarmament. The U.S. needs to keep arguing that Iraqi disarmament, rather than inspections per se, is the core demand that must be met before the lifting of sanctions can be considered.
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