March 14, 2003
THE GRAND ALLIANCE:
US allies set for crisis summit (BBC, 3/14/03)President George W Bush is to hold emergency talks with British and Spanish leaders on Sunday amid diplomatic deadlock at the UN Security Council over their plans for disarming Iraq.The three countries co-sponsored a draft resolution that would have given Baghdad until next Monday to disarm or face a US-led war.
But despite frantic diplomatic efforts, they have so far failed to win backing for their position, while France and Russia have threatened to veto any resolution that authorises war.
Mr Bush, UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Spain's Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar will meet in the Azores on Sunday, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said.
Reminds one of the Atlantic Charter meeting onboard the Prince of Wales. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 14, 2003 09:25 AM
I'm a bit confused. I had read earlier this morning that Bush and Blair had cancelled a planned meeting because of the press of the current crisis.
Posted by: Joe at March 14, 2003 09:48 AMThey were going to mert in Europe I think, but switched to this--this seems more like a council of war.
Posted by: oj at March 14, 2003 10:54 AMThe US won't start anything with the President out of the country. Early next week for action perhaps?
Posted by: AWW at March 14, 2003 11:39 AMDither, dither, dither.
Posted by: Harry Eagar at March 14, 2003 02:37 PM