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Where They Stand on War Against Saddam

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Guardian
January 24, 2003

France

France has moved from insisting that a second security council resolution would be needed to saying this week that it would be opposed to such a resolution being tabled until the arms inspectors finished their job.

Italy

Italy has also called for more time for the inspections, but its foreign minister said this week that "Italy will not hold back" if there is a security council decision to use force to disarm Iraq.

Germany

Chancellor Gerhard Schrí¶der has said German troops will not take part in an invasion even if approved by the UN. This week, he effectively ruled out a vote for war in the security council.

Poland

The foreign minister said on Tuesday that Poland would take part in a war even without UN agreement. President Alexander Kwasniewski is believed to have made an offer of a contribution.

Czech Republic

The Czechs have agreed to contribute a 400-strong highly rated anti-chemical warfare unit and open their airspace to US warplanes.

Hungary

Budapest has reluctantly bowed to US demands to use the military base at Taszar in the south for military training of 3,000 Iraqi exiles.

Russia

The Kremlin yesterday reiterated that there is no justification for military action. But analysts suspect that President Vladimir Putin is waiting for the US to give him a reason to change his mind.

Spain

Prime minister Jose Maria Aznar has not said what Spain, which currently holds a security council seat, would do if there was a vote on war. But he is convinced Iraq has chemical weapons of mass destruction.

Netherlands

The political establishment is sharply divided. In the throes of forming a coalition government, the centre-right Christian Democrats, are ready to support a US-led war if it is sanctioned by the UN.

Denmark

The ruling centre-right Liberal-Conservative coalition is broadly supportive of the US, but the prime minister has said Danish troops would only participate in a UN-backed operation.

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