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Platform TextFor several months, the United States has been preparing for a military attack on Iraq. The Bush administration, support by Blair and Sharon, claims that this is necessary to prevent the use of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction against the United States and her allies. United Nations inspectors announced in 1998 that Iraq no longer had a capacity to be a real threat to peace in the world. Because of the embargo Iraq was not able to rearm. They also found no evidence of support for international terrorism. The Belgian platform strongly opposes the US plans for a bloody conflict with Iraq. Diplomatic negotiations with Iraq, under the authority of the United Nations, must be used to find a solution based on justice and a sustainable peace in the region. Only international inspections and the worldwide follow-up and implementation of treaties prohibiting the use of biological, chemical and nuclear weapons can provide a solution to the problem of weapons of mass destruction. This problem must be dealt with on a regional level, in the context of UN security council resolution 687. The UN has an important mission: in different countries in the Middle East the existing stocks of weapons of mass destruction must be destroyed, and the development of these weapons halted. We call for: 1. The Belgian government to search for a diplomatic solution to the current conflict. The use of neutral weapons inspectors in Iraq forms part of this mission.
2. The Belgian government and other European governments to apply pressure on the US government to avert military conflict. 3. Belgian government to provide no support (including logistic support) for the attack on Iraq or in the region. Belgium must use its political power to block the preparations for a military invasion. 4. The Belgian government, other European countries, and UN security council members to insist on a lifting of the sanctions against Iraq. The current sanctions against Iraq - shown to be ineffective by UN reports - have hurt the citizens of Iraq, while making the regime of Saddam Hussein stronger. We have to take urgent steps to reduce the suffering of the Iraqi people. |
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The Belgian platform against war on Iraq |