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France, Germany Cool to U.S. Appeal for Iraq Help

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By Vicky O'Hara

Published September 4, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

A draft resolution by the United States asking for a greater U.N. role in Iraq is called "insufficient" by France and Germany. At a news conference, French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder say the resolution needs to cede more authority in Iraq to the United Nations. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

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