Analysis: Disputes within the UN Security Council over its history

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03-06-2003

Analysis: Disputes within the UN Security Council over its history

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Polls consistently show most Americans want the Security Council to back any war in Iraq. The latest CNN-Gallup poll finds that 40 percent of Americans approve of going to war without UN approval. That number jumps to 80 percent if another UN resolution is passed. Yet asking th...

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