The United States, Britain and Spain yesterday proposed a March 17th ultimatum for Iraq to show full co-operation with UN disarmament demands or face an American-led invasion, writes Conor O'Clery, North America Editor, at the United Nations
The deadline will be added to an amended resolution that originally stated that Iraq had missed its last chance to disarm, and will be put to a vote in the UN Security Council next week, probably on Tuesday.
However, the resolution faces defeat at the UN. France, which has Security Council veto power, and several other council members, rejected the idea of an ultimatum last night.
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