NO, IT WASN'T U.N. RES. 1441

Some wingnuts claim that 1441 gave the U.S. the legal authority to invade Iraq and although that's not true, wingnuts didn't bother reading 1441. Thanx to Jonathan Chait's The Big Con, I have Fredo admitting that 1441 isn't sufficient and that he was seeking another resolution to authorize the war. From the 3/6/2003 press conference:

Q Thank you, Mr. President. As you said, the Security Council faces a vote next week on a resolution implicitly authorizing an attack on Iraq. Will you call for a vote on that resolution, even if you aren't sure you have the vote?

THE PRESIDENT: Well, first, I don't think -- it basically says that he's in defiance of 1441. That's what the resolution says. And it's hard to believe anybody is saying he isn't in defiance of 1441, because 1441 said he must disarm. And, yes, we'll call for a vote.

Q No matter what?

THE PRESIDENT: No matter what the whip count is, we're calling for the vote. We want to see people stand up and say what their opinion is about Saddam Hussein and the utility of the United Nations Security Council. And so, you bet. It's time for people to show their cards, to let the world know where they stand when it comes to Saddam.

The resolution Fredo is talking ablout would've have declared that Iraq is in non-copliance with 1441:

U.S., U.K., Spain introduce new Iraq resolution
'Serious consequences' vs. beefed-up inspections

Monday, February 24, 2003 Posted: 11:30 PM EST (0430 GMT)

UNITED NATIONS (CNN) – The United States, Britain and Spain proposed a U.N. resolution Monday designed to clear the way for military action against Iraq on the grounds that it "has failed to take the final opportunity" to disarm.

Despite Fredo's promise, there was no "up or down" vote:

March 17, 2003, 12:00pm EST
U.S., ALLIES WON'T SEEK NEW U.N. VOTE ON IRAQ

The leaders of the United States, Britain, and Spain abandoned diplomatic efforts to win support for a final Iraq resolution Monday as President Bush prepared to give Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein an ultimatum: either leave Iraq or face military action.