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| Sunday, 14 December 2003 |
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Annan says Iraq will need military help for years HAMBURG, Germany, Dec 13 (AFP) UN chief Kofi Annan said in an interview to be published on Monday that Iraq would need military aid for years to come but ruled out sending UN peacekeepers to help stability in the war-torn country. The UN secretary general also lashed out again at the US strategy of pre-emptive action which led to the launch of the war on Iraq in March and warned that if others followed suit the "law of the jungle" would prevail. "We must expect that Iraq will need military aid for years," Annan was quoted as telling Germany's weekly news magazine Der Spiegel. "A new Iraqi government must be able to count on support not only from the US-led coalition but also other countries, based on an international mission mandated by the Security Council." However Annan said it would "not be realistic" to send UN peacekeepers to Iraq as such as mission would be too much of a burden on its forces. While urging an end to the tensions between the United Nations and the United States over Iraq, Annan criticised President George W. Bush's "first strike" policy. "Using pre-emptive violence worries me and worries many governments," Annan said, warning that if other countries were to adopt such a policy "we would be heading towards a world where the law of the jungle reigns." |
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