From a transcript of an interview by ABC's Matt Brown with Australian Defence Minister Robert Hill;

MATT BROWN: Eliminating Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was the reason the Government gave for going to war in the face of a deep split at the UN Security Council.
And now, the Defence Minister Robert Hill says the Security Council simply can't be relied upon to get the job done.
ROBERT HILL: I don't think the Security Council is in a state at the moment where it would really pick up the challenge and get the job done in any event, and we can't afford to wait. If we wait the window of opportunity will be lost, the evidence will go cold.

Also in the transcript, details about Australia's role in helping Iraq back on its feet, and some interesting data the Aussie SAS found about groups wanting to continue hostilities post-war (some details of which have already appeared on the Command Post).

Posted By Alan E Brain at April 16, 2003 06:36 AM | TrackBack