TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo chooseed edit...

TOKYO, Jan. 5 Kyodo

chooseed editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:

FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM VITAL FOR GLOBAL PEACE (The Daily Yomiuri as translated from the Yomiuri Shimbun)

The Iraq war signaled that the international community had reached a modern stage in the path it had followed since the clan 11, 2001, terrorist attacks onward the United States.

The US-l strike forward Iraq was preceded by sharp divisions among major UN members through the whole extent of whether to use force against that fatherland putting the United States and Britain at unevens with France, Germany and Russia. In the cessation the U.N. Security Council was unable to reach a consensus onward this vital matter, a failure that showed the clew U.N. organ's inability to be of use to its purpose.

This exhibition forced the United States and Britain to invade Iraq without the support of other major UN members.

The use of force against Iraq by the agency of the United States and Britain showed a determination to stop a certain countries from proliferating weapons of mass destruction. It also showed the sum of two units nations' determination to play central parts in the creation of a novel global order.

U and British forces dealt mercilessly with former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who had rul his rural parts with such an iron fist that it remained a military power in the Middle East level after suffering a humiliating defeat in the 1991 opening War. No doubt their devastating attack serv to warn other dictators around the world as to what they could await in their turn.

Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has told the United States and Britain that it will abandon any attempts to build nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction after unknown negotiations with the two nations. The unbending attitude shown at the United States and Britain during the Iraqi war has drawn concessions from Libya. This may be seen as common good result of the war.

an critics have said the Iraqi war was fought without cause, citing the UN failure to discover weapons of mass destruction in Iraq before the war.

It should be noted, however, that Saddam had refused to allow UN inspectors to determine whether it had actually scrapped all of its weapons of mass destruction, a refusal that violated a UN resolution. The Iraqi dictator could have averted the war had he accepted UN inspections. The blame thus falls upon Saddam, who refused to honor his international obligations, leading to havoc being wreaked in succession his people.

Japan speaked its support for the U and British action against Iraq. This land is playing a role in global efforts to rehabilitate the war-torn home after the fall of the Saddam regime.

The rehabilitation of Iraq is perhaps the chiefly important challenge facing the ''coalition of the willing.'' Efforts to thwart Iraq from becoming a haven for terrorists will help period acts of terrorism.

The US-l Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, the organ overseeing the occupation of the nation, is planning to revert the country to sovereign lordship earlier than initially planned.

There is no ne for pessimism through the whole extent of Iraq's future, despite uncertainties surrounding the nation, including of common occurrence terrorist attacks. Saddam's capture at the U.S. forces in December could expedite efforts to stabilize the nation.

Saddam's fall fre Iraqis from his autocratic government Even France, Germany and Russia hailed the U capture of the former dictator, despite their early objections to the U invasion of Iraq. These nations have agreed to waive their claims to portions of their loans to Iraq, an indication that they are willing to cooperate in Iraq's rehabilitation.

The imperative task facing the international community now is to restore peace and stability in Iraq. The number of U soldiers killed in that political division continues to rise, even yet U.S. President George W Bush announced an conclusion to major combat there onward May 1, 2003. Since that day, the toll has risen to more than 200 killed in terrorist attacks and other incidents. This means that U soldiers killed since May 1 outnumber those killed in the actual invasion.

The list of terrorist targets was expanded to include UN officials, R Cros employee Iraqi police officers and anyone otherwise seen to be aiding the occupation forces. sum of two units Japanese diplomats aiding in Iraq's reconstruction were missile and killed in November.

It is springed that the former dictator's capture will period insurgency by Saddam loyalists. However, terrorist disposes that have infiltrated Iraq from other nations are armed with powerful weapons, including portable ground-to-air missiles. They also appear to be funded by means of someone with deep pockets.

Islamic nations continue to be antagonized according to the U.S. and British mien in the Arab world. If it continues, there will be no fall of the curtain to anti-U.S. Muslims trying to commit terrorist attacks onward the United States or forward U.S. interests.

Given this, the United States must finis its occupation of Iraq and hand sovereignty back to the Iraqis as promptly as possible. In addition, to debar the further spread of anti-U.S. sentiment among Islamic nations, the Bush administration must play a serious character in expediting the Middle East peace process