Q. Mr. President, you've said that you have a zero tolerance attitude toward Iraqi violations.

"It does not restrict the use of force as a response of an Iraqi violation of the Secretary General's agreement."

The resolution warns of "serious consequences" from Iraqi violations, less explicit than the earlier "all necessary means" language.

General Myers called the war plan "brilliant," saying any setbacks were due to Iraqi violations of the Geneva Convention.

Mr. Negroponte said the United States was committed to coming back to the Council to discuss new Iraqi violations.

But there have been no recent Iraqi violations of the no-flight zone in the north.

The debate over how to characterize Iraqi violations is important because it may determine how many allies join the United States in any eventual conflict.

Just after noon, they called a halt to discussions about Iraqi violations of nuclear inspection policy to attend the rubber match of the series.

The I.A.E.A.'s credibility suffered when it failed to detect Iraqi violations.

There were no reported Iraqi violations today.