Given the importance of enforcing United Nations resolutions demanding that Iraq provide unfettered access to weapons inspectors, a simple step would reduce exposure to the charge of our having used chemical or biological weapons: open up air bases and aircraft carriers that will participate in the bombardment to weapons inspectors.
Mr. Obama's administration, however, has clearly tried to avoid the debate over a strategy beyond that by shifting the burden of enforcing the United Nations Security Council resolution authorizing force on to France, Britain and other allies, including Arab nations like Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which on Thursday said that it would contribute warplanes to the effort.
"There is a double standard with the Americans," said Ali al-Akri, of the UN resolution to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya.
A failure by the security council to agree on a resolution would have significant consequences: "It would show that the UN is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws.
Obama said that if the UN security council failed to pass a strong resolution enforcing the dismantling of the Syrian regime's chemical weapons arsenal, then the institution would show itself "incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws".
They are another means of enforcing reforms.
International forces are commencing a second night of attacks on Libya, under a UN resolution to enforce a no-fly zone.
Israel's defiance, despite worldwide criticism of its confinement of Mr. Arafat, the Palestinian leader, created new troubles for the Bush administration as it tried to mobilize support here this week for a Council resolution to enforce past resolutions on Iraq.
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He said the UK's priority was to secure a UN resolution to enforce the deal.
