“U.S. assistance provides the Jordanian government needed flexibility to pursue policies that are of critical importance to U.S. national security and to foreign policy objectives in the Middle East.” GovernmentMiddleSecurityPolicyNeededImportanceCriticalEastObjectivesPursueForeign PolicyMiddle EastNational SecurityAssistanceFlexibility Author:Richard Armitage
“There is no sign, not one sign, that the Iraqi regime has any intent to comply fully with the terms of Resolution 1441, just as it has failed to comply with previous U.N. Security Council resolutions. The international community gave Iraq one final opportunity to disarm peacefully, and that opportunity has run its course. Dr. Blix [Chief U.N. Weapons Inspector] told us on Monday that there has been no progress toward credible, verifiable disarmament.” Has BeensRunningCoursesOpportunityTermCommunityProgressSecurityWeaponsFinalsInternationalIraqChiefsResolutionRegimesDrsMondayCouncilDisarmamentCredibleInternational CommunityInspectorsSecurity Council Author:Richard Armitage
“Well, the United States has said that the disarmament of Iraq is the top priority, but we have also noted that there are many other United Nations Security Council Resolutions which are on the books, including the necessity to respect the human rights of all the citizens of Iraq that we're very interested in.” HumansWellsSaidBookStatesNationsUnitedUnited StatesRightsSecurityCitizensIncludingHuman RightsIraqPrioritiesResolutionUnited NationsCouncilDisarmamentTop PrioritiesSecurity Council Author:Richard Armitage
“Our President feels, and apparently many in the United Nations Security Council feel, that it is necessary to disarm Iraq before Iraq can again use weapons of mass destruction on her neighbors or she makes some liaison with terrorists who will use these weapons either against Iraq's neighbors or ourselves.” FeelsUseNationsPresidentUnitedSecurityWeaponsMassDestructionIraqNeighborTerroristUnited NationsCouncilWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionSecurity CouncilLiaison Author:Richard Armitage
