Famous quote by Jose Maria Aznar

"Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions"

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This quote by Jose Maria Aznar is describing the United Nations Security Council resolutions that were passed in the 1990s in action to Iraq's intrusion of Kuwait. These resolutions required Iraq to deactivate and comply with international law. The quote is highlighting that disarming Iraq is legal under these U.N. resolutions, which Iraq remains in violation of them. This quote is necessary since it highlights the significance of international law and the need for nations to adhere to it. It likewise acts as a suggestion that the U.N. Security Council resolutions are binding and need to be followed. This quote is a suggestion that international law should be respected which nations should be held accountable for their actions.

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This quote is written / told by Jose Maria Aznar somewhere between February 25, 1953 and today. He/she was a famous Statesman from Spain. The author also have 4 other quotes.
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Igor Ivanov, Statesman

"In my judgment, based on the work that has been done to this point of the Iraq Survey Group, and in fact, that I reported to you in October, Iraq was in clear violation of the terms of U.N.Resolution 1441"

David Kay, Scientist

"Saddam Hussein has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do"

Henry Waxman, Politician

"We would like UN resolutions to be enforced, including on Iraq"

Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Politician

"I think the disarmament of Iraq is inevitable"

Douglas Feith, Public Servant

"Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international community must act to enforce its will"

Tony Blair, Statesman

"As far as Iraq is concerned, let's not forget what the UNSCR is about, that the main consideration in Iraq is that there is a leader who has been developing weapons of mass destruction, and has been violating UN resolutions for over a decade"