Crawford, Texas ? President Bush, declaring that Saddam Hussein has not disarmed and does not intend to, said Saturday the United States would submit a new resolution to the U.N. Security Council early in the week to set the stage for war against Iraq.

The resolution, to be offered jointly with Britain and possibly Spain, will make its case in “clear and simple terms,” Bush said. A spokesman for British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he expected the Security Council to vote on the new resolution by mid-March.

Bush predicted approval, even though disagreements continued among sponsors over its wording and whether it should set a specific deadline. There has been little support thus far in the 15-member council for moving ahead with any new resolution.

“We will not allow the Iraqi dictator … to continue to possess or to produce weapons of mass destruction,” Bush said at a news conference on his ranch with Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar at his side.

Asked if this was the Security Council’s last chance to show its relevance, Bush answered curtly, “Yes.”

The president gave another one-word reply — “No” — when asked whether he again was willing to wait two months before U.N. action, the length of time it took to pass the previous Iraq resolution last fall.

“Time is short,” Bush added.

Aznar, an ally of Bush’s hard line against Iraq who nonetheless faces overwhelming opposition at home to war, said: “Our aim is for Iraq to disarm and for Saddam to comply with his obligations.”

Even so, Aznar emphasized that it was important to do this “in unity and in agreement within the framework of the Security Council.”

Bush has repeatedly said he would lead a “coalition of the willing” if the Security Council failed to act.