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http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_68565,0005.htm The Hindustan Times Right to pre-emptive action only for US, not for India, Pak: US TV Parasuram (Press Trust of India) Washington, September 20 Asserting that Washington has a right to take pre-emptive action against Iraq but it does not apply to India and Pakistan, a senior US official has said the use of force will not resolve the conflict between New Delhi and Islamabad. Comparing the US claim of pre-emptive strike on Iraq with similar claims that could be made by others, the senior Bush Administration official, who requested anonymity, told reporters: "In the cases that have been most often cited, like India-Pakistan, we continually talk to the Indians and the Pakistanis about the available means that they have to deal with the conflict between them." "And, indeed, we have been very intimately involved -- we, and particularly the British -- in trying to find a means for them to resolve their conflict." "And we are very clear with them that the use of military force is not going to resolve that conflict and it is going to make the situation worse. So, when there are other means, you by all means ought to try them. You ought to try to deal with threats in any way that you can," the official said. "But", he said, "there will come times when, in order to prevent an attack against you, you have to pre-empt that threat." Defending the US right, the official said "I would be the first to say there have never been any hard and fast rules about when to use force - Never. And it is, in fact, not a new matter to think that you don't have to wait to be attacked until you attack. That is simply not a new concept." __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
