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UN resolution for Iraq restoration------ international cooperation have to be used for its restoration

ON Oct.16th ,UN Security Council adopted the resolution 1511 about the pathway of Iraq ruling and the dispatch of multinational force by a unaninous vote. It showed its intention to take top priority on the Iraq people's benefit toward its restoration and recovering its order to the world. Since the first proposal of the resolution by US and UK, in the security council heated diplomatic negotiations had been done for one and half month. Although the proposal was feared to be withdrew at one time, the proposal was at last adopted after 5th revision and long persuasion and compromisation by US and UK.

France and Germany insisted of the end of the occupation by US and UK with a time limit that US and UK had to transfer the sovereingnty to Iraq people within five month. Russia were against the Iraq restoration led by US. But all of them couldn't help casting approving votes in the name of putting a priority on the unity of the Security Council.

Mr.Bush set out on a tour of Asia with visiting Japan on Oct 17th as a start. He has made utmost efforts into having adopting the resolution in time for his visit. Althoug it was barely in time, it was an important diplomatic success that the resolution was adopted by an unanemous vote. That a certain course to the restoration and the sovereingnty was shown through the resolution is going to become a strong foothold on the reconstruction of the unity of the security council.

But it shouldn't be forgotten that the resolution is just a product through the political compromise. If each of US,UK,France,Germany and Russia makes the resolution failed, the security council will show its crack again and the authority of UN will be lost more, whoever will take the responsibility of the restoration. The group which has repeated the terror attacks there will gain momentum.

The resolution gave an official guarantee as a multinational force to the voluntary nations under the unified command by US force. Iraq governing council (25 members) is asked to submit the schedule for a free election and drafting a new constitution by December 15th in the cooperation with UN secretary general.

The sovereigning process led by US and UK being approved, US obtained a good reason but not substantial results. It seems to be difficult to achieve the aim of troop and fund which Mr.Bush asked each country for in the speech in UN.

The biggest reason is supposed to stem from that a fundamental confrontation in the security council about the occupation and restration policy has not been dissolved. Technical knowledge and know-how of UN is important for US to occupy and restore Iraq. On the other hand, UN cannot protect itself from terror attacks by itself.

Despite UN and US/UK need each other, only this resolution is not enough to shorten the distance between them. In order to lessen the gap between them, there is no way but having it more deep for US and UN to cooperate with each other on the site based on the real cooperative mind.

France,Germany and Russia agreed with the resolution but they won't dispatch their troops nor support Iraq restoration. In the sense Japanese government, which promised prominently to support Iraq restoration, has a responsibility to explain the importance of international cooperation to US.

It is important for US not to lose its attitude of persuasion and the spirit of cooperation that US showed at the time of adopting the resolution. Mr.Koizumi has to continue explaining Mr.Bush in every chance.

[Diana]

Rebuilding a country is not easy and it's going to take time. I don't think 5 months is sufficient time to rebuild a country. The work ahead is demanding. It will be difficult to help freedom take hold in a country that has known three decades of dictatorship, secret police, internal divisions, and war. It will be difficult to cultivate liberty and peace in the Middle East, after so many generations of strife. Yet, the security of our nation and the hope of millions now depends on America and the coalition forces. If the US and the coalitionleaves Iraq now, it will only create a hotbed of more terrorists. Therefore, stabilizing Iraq is important to the world. Also, a free and democratic Iraq will eventually have an impact on the Arab neighbors. Already, there are people in Iran protesting and demanding more reforms from their government. And Saudi Arabia is now getting more serious in cracking down on terrorism in their own country.

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Day by day,TV news reports other terror attacks against US troops and other ally's buildings. It's a mess and unbearable specutacle. But we have to be patient about this situation and to continue to support this country's restoration. I understand some countries are aginst the US-led restoration plan. That makes sense. So US have to change its monolateral policy. If US cannot change its policy, other nations won't participate in the Iraq's restoration plan. And then only US won't be able to complete that. US will give up that. In order prevent that, other countries have to pressure US.( needless to say, Japan has to)

[Diana]

Yes, there are attacks on American troops but these attacks are mainly confined to the "sunni-triangle" area, which is considered Saddam's stronghold. There is more progress and stability outside the sunni-triangle area. In my opinion, I think our European allies prefer to see America fail.

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So in ur opinion, what should we do in order to get the Iraq restoration for the Iraq ordinary people?

[obelix]

It would not hurt to disarm everybody.

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US troops is trying to disarm people in iraq, doesn't it? Is it possible to disarm everybody ?? i wonder what the anti-US terrorists are going to do

[Diana]

It's not going to be easy to disarm the Iraqi people. These people like their guns and would want to keep for protection. They even shoot their guns in the air when celebrating a wedding.

I think getting the Iraqi people invovled in fighting for their country is important. The US have already trained 100,000 army recruits and intends to get 170,000 trained before they pull out 30,000 Americans. As I see it, there are foreign fighters entering Iraq, and their Arab neighbors are not stopping these foreign fighters. The dictators in the region know that having a democratic Iraq will have a great impact on their country. If democracy succeeds in Iraq and the Arab world sees the Iraqis holding free elections, the rest of the Arabs in the region will want the same thing. It is through free elections that leaders are held to accountability. The dictators of Syria, Iran, Egypt, and all the surrounding region are pretty much against Iraq becoming a democracy. They have good reason to see democracy fail. As for our European allies such as France, they would rather see the US fail rather than succeed.

[BakaGaijin]

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it is difficult to let Iraq people demilitarized complitely. it is important to let them protect themselves from the terrorists. But when US fails, what will happen? more mess will come. thats it. other countries have to intervene in US diplomatics(or military strategy). Japan and other asian countries sure do.