Due to printing deadlines, this comment was prepared on March 11, before the UN Security Council was to vote on a resolution – jointly moved by the United States, the UK and Spain – which stated that unless Saddam Hussein fully complied with UN Security Council Resolution 1441 to disarm immediately, he would be disarmed by force.At the time of writing, the outcome of this vote was quite unclear. Within the UN Security Council, there are four strong supporters of the resolution, but five opposed,…
