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According to CNN, The White House acknowledges in a paper distributed Tuesday night, that the council is still divided and “peaceful disarmament looks less and less likely.” The administration had hoped to win a council majority even if France or Russia then vetoes the resolution. Some White House aides said that Bush is so frustrated with the United Nations that it is likely to have long-term ratifications. According to CNN, senior administrator official quotes, “He said it was a test of credibility, and the council passed a resolution that says immediate and complete disarmament but now will not enforce its own resolution. It sends a message.” The proposal before the Security Council would give Iraq until Monday to meet U.N. demands to give up its chemical and biological weapons, long-range missiles and efforts to develop nuclear weapons. Pakistani Prime Minister Zafarullar Khan Jamali said members of his political party and the Cabinet believe that his nation should abstain when the Security Council votes have urged him. Bush had personally called the leaders of Angola, Mexico and Chile on Tuesday. He cleared his schedule of public events Wednesday to again call world leaders to try to win support for the resolution. Administration officials said the United States would press for a vote by the end of this week, win or lose. In the negotiations, U.S. officials are open to extending the resolution ‘s March 17, deadline by only several days—not the 30-45 days sought by some council members. The United States and Britain have warned against stretching the deadline to disarm beyond the month’s end. The Security Council met Tuesday afternoon to allow U.N. member states without a seat on the council to comment on the measure. Britain introduced the current proposed resolution last week with U.S. and Spanish support, but it agreed Monday to delay a vote after France and Russia threatened to veto the proposal. ]]> Wed, 12 Mar 2003 04:00:00 GMT