WASHINGTON, Jan 31: US President George Bush said on Friday the United States would fight efforts to delay a decision on Iraq, insisting on bringing the disarmament standoff to a head “in a matter of weeks and not months”.

“(Iraqi President) Saddam Hussein is not disarming. He is a danger to the world. He must disarm and that’s why I have constantly said ... this issue will come to a head in a matter of weeks and not months,” President Bush said after talks with his closest ally, British Prime Minister Tony Blair. “Any attempt to drag the process on for months will be resisted by the United States.”

The US president said a second UN resolution on Iraq would be welcomed but was not needed. “This needs to be resolved quickly. Should the United Nations decide to pass a second resolution, it would be welcomed if it is yet another signal that we’re intent upon disarming Saddam Hussein.”—Reuters