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    The main barrier, the former president said, is not whether India would be qualified for a seat but mustering the political will within the United Nations to make the Security Council bigger. "We seriously considered expanding the (United Nations) in, I think, 2006 ... Condoleezza Rice, then U.S. secretary of state, began serious discussions on the issue. But when we talked to other countries, we got blowback." He said there was no doubt the Security Council should be expanded. Full Article at United Press International
    We seriously considered expanding the (United Nations) in, I think, 2006 ... Condoleezza Rice, then U.S. secretary of state, began serious discussions on the issue. But when we talked to other countries, we got blowback.
    SOURCE: United Press International 3 weeks ago
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Bush: India 'in mix' for expanded U.N role
  1. The Security Council should be changed given the new realities of the world
    George W. Bush – George W. Bush SOURCE: United Press International 3 weeks ago
  2. India will be part of the mix
    George W. Bush – George W. Bush SOURCE: United Press International 3 weeks ago

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