no war in the offing according to Powell

[mbuttons]

The French reply to Bush's speech was delightfully succinct:

It's not a game. ... and it's not over.

m-a


on 02/06/2003 12:04 PM, Michael Eisenstadt at michaele@ando.pair.com wrote:

> At a lunch that followed Powell's presentation, diplomats
> said he responded to the French foreign minister's
> concerns about the impact war with Iraq would have on the
> region by saying: "I wasn't talking about war, but about
> strengthening inspections."
> 
> The diplomats said Powell also made clear to Villepin that
> the United States is not ready to go to war immediately,
> and is interested in hearing France's proposals to
> strengthen inspections with the added value of the
> evidence Powell presented.
> 
> (reported by CNN)
> 

-- Mary Ann Wilson
mbuttons@gate.net