War with Iraq cannot be avoided unless Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein "chooses the route of peaceful disarmament," British Prime Minister Tony Blair has warned.
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The British premier said: "I obviously know the views of the pope very well and they're very clear. ... Let me make one thing plain: We do not want war, no one wants war.

"I totally understand the dislike of any member of the church or indeed wider society for war. That is why it has been 12 long years and several more months in the U.N. that we have been trying to avoid war.

"But in the end I can't avoid it unless Saddam chooses the route of peaceful disarmament. He knows what he has to do and he has the capability to do it. The question is does he have the will."

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