Koizumi backs Bush's ultimatum on Iraq

Koizumi backs Bush's ultimatum on Iraq

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a news conference at his office March 18. He said his government supports U.S. President George W. Bush's ultimatum giving Iraqi President Saddam Hussein 48 hours to go into exile or face a U.S.-led war. ''Now that it is determined (Iraq) has no intention to (completely) disarm, I believe it appropriate to support America's (possible) use of force,'' Koizumi said in his clearest-ever statement about how Tokyo will deal with the Iraq crisis.

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