US Isn't Operating In A Vacuum

There are other "super powers" that find this war wrong and are preparing to do something about it.

************************************************************** Russia, China call for end to war in Iraq
April 04, 2003 Posted: 16:29 Moscow time (12:29 GMT)


BEIJING - China and Russia jointly called on Friday for an immediate end to the war in Iraq and said the United Nations must play the central role in settling the problem there peacefully.

As U.S.-led coalition troops advanced on Baghdad, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Fedotov told reporters in Beijing that, regardless of the outcome of the war, Iraq's future would be decided by the United Nations, not by the United States.

He said China and Russia had discussed "detailed measures and steps to secure the core position of the United Nations, including all phases of the conflict, during the war and after the war".

"The standard and form of the rebuilding work in Iraq after the war will not be decided by the U.S. Congress, but by the United Nations," he said in response to a question about a U.S. House of Representatives measure barring money allocated for the war going to France, Germany, Russia and Syria.

Those countries have been among the most vocal opponents of the use of force in Iraq.

In a joint statement at the end of Fedotov's two-day visit, Russia and China vowed continued efforts to have the issue resolved by political means.

Like Moscow, Beijing has staunchly opposed the war but it has been less publicly outspoken and barred most public protests in an effort to avoid straining Sino-U.S. ties, analysts say.

Fedotov said the humanitarian situation in Iraq was becoming serious as the war dragged on.

"The war has become a humanitarian disaster and it could become an environmental disaster. Another danger is that military activities in Iraq could result in a possible escalation of international terrorism," he told reporters through a Chinese-language translator.
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