Washington: The United States has said its goal in Iraq is both implementation of past resolutions on disarmament and regime change, but insisted that the UN weapons inspectors must not go to that country under the old resolutions.

"President George W Bush believes that both (disarming Iraq and regime change) are important and they are both statements of American policy," White House Press Secretary Arie Fleischer said.

He, however, said that the UN arms inspectors must go to Iraq "armed with new resolutions".

Fleischer said that Bush has made it plain for the last several weeks that he is reviewing military options but he has not made any decisions about them.

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