ABSTRACT
The first sign of Clinton’s uncompromising stance on Iraq came in March 1993 at the UN Security Council. Following the 60-day review of the UN embargo against Iraq, France, Russia and China proposed that the customary Security Council president’s statement after the review should acknowledge the cooperation that Baghdad had offered so far on the UN resolutions. But Washington, backed by London, rejected this. Like Bush (his predecessor), Clinton decided against combining carrot with stick in the case of Saddam.
