"It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that this is not an issue of negotiation with the U.N. about obligations that they undertook in 1991"
- Condoleezza Rice
About this Quote
This quote by Condoleezza Rice is referring to the need for the global neighborhood to take a company position versus Saddam Hussein and his regime. She is suggesting that the United Nations need to not be negotiating with Hussein and his program about their responsibilities that were concurred upon in 1991. Rice is highlighting the significance of the international neighborhood taking an unified position and sending out a clear message to Hussein and his program that they should follow the obligations they accepted in 1991. She is recommending that the worldwide community should not be working out with Hussein and his regime, but rather need to be taking a firm stance and making it clear that they should comply with the responsibilities they consented to in 1991. This quote is a call to action for the worldwide community to take a merged position and send a clear message to Hussein and his regime that they must follow the responsibilities they consented to in 1991.
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