Frustrated in their efforts to find a united stance on the Iraq standoff, the foreign ministers of several Arab countries set up a committee to resolve the issue before an Arab League summit this weekend.
Set up a committee, did they? That always works...
The foreign ministers' failure after hours of debate Thursday showed just how divided their governments are about handling the crisis in Iraq, a fellow Arab nation and a member of the Arab League. Some countries, like Kuwait, argue that war on Iraq is inevitable and say the focus should be on planning for the aftermath. A second camp, including Egypt and Saudi Arabia, argues that war can be avoided if Iraq cooperates fully with U.N. inspectors seeking to verify that it has eliminated its weapons of mass destruction. A third camp, led by Syria, wants Arabs to rally around Iraq and produce a summit declaration unequivocally opposed to war.
I'm impressed. Only three camps on one issue... |