It may have arrived sooner if Security Council diplomats had not been distracted by the offers from the Iraqi government to give UN weapons inspectors unconditional access across the country.

• 如果安理会的外交人员没有被其他的问题分心的话，这个草案可能来的更早些。这些问题包括伊拉克政府提出让联合国武器核查人员不受限制的前往该国各地。