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Article: U.S. ambassador walks out of U.N. debate after Iraq accuses United States of "aggressive, criminal, military action"
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- March 28, 2003
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Dateline: UNITED NATIONS
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations walked out of an war debate
after Iraq's ambassador accused the United States of planning the
military attack for years and being duped into believing the Iraqi
people would welcome them "with hugs and flowers."
Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri then went on to charge that the United
States and allies Britain and Australia were trying to exterminate
the Iraqi people.
"I did sit through quite a long part of what he had to say but I think
that I'd heard enough," U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte said soon
after he left the Security Council chamber. "And, of course, I don'
t accept any of ...