France Find US Draft Resolution on Iraq Insufficient 
 Douglas Bakshian  
 The leaders of Germany and France say a U.S. 
 draft resolution before the U.N. Security Council seeking money and 
 troops from all nations to help rebuild Iraq does not do enough to put 
 the United Nations at the center of Iraq's reconstruction.  
 French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor 
 Gerhard Schroeder say the draft does not give the United Nations a large 
 enough role in post-war Iraq, and also does not meet the goal of turning 
 over political responsibility to the Iraqi people. 
 However, the leaders, who held an informal meeting 
 in Dresden, Germany, Thursday say they hope Washington will be open 
 to changes in the resolution. Both France and Germany strongly opposed 
 the Iraq war, and France has a veto on the Security Council. 
 Mr. Chirac says the two leaders are ready to 
 study the draft resolution, but they believe it falls short on their 
 key priority - the transfer of political responsibility to a new Iraqi 
 government as quickly as possible.  
 Mr. Schroeder says the proposal shows movement 
 in the U.S. position, but does not go far enough. He says France and 
 Germany want to help bring stability and democracy to Iraq, but this 
 can only come about if the United Nations takes over responsibility 
 for the political process.  
 The United States has offered a draft resolution 
 that would authorize an expanded multinational force in Iraq, as Washington 
 seeks troops and money from all nations. The United States would not 
 give up political or military control of Iraq under the draft. The Bush 
 administration is insisting that any expanded military mission in Iraq, 
 even if put under the U.N. flag, will remain under the command of an 
 American general. 
 U.S. officials say the administration plans 
 to ask the United Nations to transform the U.S.-led force in Iraq into 
 a multinational force, and to play a key role in establishing an Iraqi 
 government.  
 India, Russia, France, and other countries refuse 
 to contribute soldiers to Iraq unless a multinational force is approved 
 by the United Nations.  
 
 
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