cut your hair , grow a beard instead <| sep |> I still think you don ' t get it . France ' s position was that there never was a UNSC resolution authorizing war on Iraq 1441 did not satisfy that , and they also said that , were one to be introduced , they would veto it . In other words , UNSC authorization for war on Iraq had not yet been met , and France was willing to ensure that this authorization remained unmet . France wanted to let the inspectors continue . You cannot torture the English language to the extent that Recalls , in that context , that the Council has repeatedly warned Iraq that it will face serious consequences as a result of its continued violations of its obligationsis a war authorization . The operative verb is recalls .