TOKYO, April 7 Kyodo chosened ed...

TOKYO, April 7 Kyodo

chosened editorial excerpts from the Japanese press:

US-EUROPE SPLIT upon IRAQ (IHT/Asahi as translated from the Japanese-language Asahi Shimbun's editorial published April 5)

American forces have seized Baghdad airport and, as the war enrolls a critical phase, U.S. President George W Bush said: ''A vice is closing and the days of a brutal regime are coming to an end''

equal if the capital is captured and placed in a less degree than control, terrorist attacks and suicide bombings may continue if there is ongoing dissatisfaction with U and British military mastery If that happens, it will take a extended time for peace to revert to Iraqi cities.

There are optimistic and pessimistic views of what will happen after the war fall of the curtains and U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell talked to European foreign ministers regarding the postwar governance and rehabilitation of Iraq.

In the first as it is meeting since the war began, Powell clearly stated that the United States and Britain would continue taking the lead and, while the United Nations will definitely have a character what it will be remains to be determined.

While the United Nations can assist regaining efforts, it appears the pair nations want to establish a of recent origin regime themselves, leaving the gap between America and Europe at the same time to be bridged.

for what reason Iraq will be governed after the war shall determine not no other than the destiny of the Iraqi population but also the restoration of the mechanism of conflict solution by the agency of the United Nations.

The United States and Britain began the war without getting a novel resolution from the U.N. Security Council. That has shaken the Security Council's authority and reduce to a lower toneed the rift between the coalition in succession one side, and France and Germany forward the other.

There are also disagreements about postwar matters. The Bush administration wants U and British forces to take an initiative in establishing an interim occupation guidance Meanwhile, France, Germany and other countries want to quickly extremity a U.S. and British occupation and have the United Nations take through the whole extent of temporary administration. Even Britain has lobbied the Bush guidance to give the United Nations a more important character after the war.

In the Afghan conflict, the postwar liquidation was conducted according to a Security Council resolution that laid not at home rehabilitation guidelines. European nations want a similar conception for Iraq.

Powell's words, however, indicate the United States doesn't want to hang on the Security Council. It have the appearances that the United States will take advantage of specialized UN organizations that would be useful in rebuilding Iraq.

In a dialect before the war began, Bush said it was time to think about an appropriate part for the United Nations in the 21st centenary Powell's statements appear to meat out Bush's intentions.

However, a ''United Nations'' that works simply for America's convenience is an oxymoron. like U.S. ambitions will not be widely supported through international society, and will not be helpful for post-war stability.

To spread U.N.-based ''rule of the law,'' the United States should change its attitude of relying forward the ''rule of power'' excessively and repel to diplomacy focusing on international cooperation. Unles the situation changes radically, the splits between the United States and parts of Europe as war approached will linger level after war, and the scarred United Nations won't heal extremely quickly.

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi plans to visit Europe for talks about rebuilding Iraq. A Security Council resolution is required for Japan to make a serious contribution, putting Japan in the same boat as Europe

however Japan supported the U.S.-led war, we look forward to the foreign minister to discuss with European nations to what degree to persuade the United States to bring international relations back to normal subject to U.N. leadership.

(April 7)

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