Chirac plan could lead to UN backing for Iraq strike

PRESIDENT JACQUES CHIRAC of France has proposed a two-stage plan that could lead to UN approval of military force against Iraq.

In an interview with The New York Times, he described Saddam Hussein as “especially dangerous,” and said he personally wished to see him removed.

But he said any action against the Iraqi dictator needed to be backed by the UN Security Council. “A few principles and a little order are needed to run the affairs of the world,” he said. Chirac proposed a Security Council resolution that would give Iraq a