Posted on 06/30/2005 5:50:02 AM PDT by nwrep
With the approach of a new moon over Iraq next week, and the darkness it will provide for air operations, the days for diplomacy would appear to be dwindling fast. That is why Kofi Annan, the United Nations Secretary General, is preparing for an urgent visit to Baghdad, and it is why President Clinton traveled to the Pentagon yesterday to issue his most explicit warning to Saddam Hussein that the United States will use military force if he refuses to allow unrestricted access to U.N. weapons inspectors.
In these anxious hours, it is important not to lose sight of what must be the common objective of diplomacy and military force, if it comes to that. Mr. Hussein must honor the agreements he made with the Security Council at the end of the Persian Gulf War to desist from the development of weapons of mass destruction and to destroy those he has as well as the means to make them.
The Iraq crisis is neither more nor less than that. Mr. Annan, though eager to avoid renewed military conflict with Iraq, should not settle for anything less than full Iraqi compliance with the resolutions, including unfettered access by the U.N. inspectors.
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The threat posed by Iraq and its arsenal of chemical and biological weapons is just too serious to set aside for another diplomatic accomodation. If required, air strikes may not force full Iraqi cooperation and destroy Baghdad's chemical and biological weapons and the capacity to manufacture them. But as Mr. Clinton said yesterday, military action will diminish those dangers and make Mr. Hussein less likely to threaten his neighbors.
To do nothing in the face of Iraq defiance will only embolden Mr. Hussein. The last time he believed the world was indifferent, he invaded Kuwait.
Seem the opinions of the Old Grey Lady depend solely on which political party occupies the White House.
I agree with you completely but as Rush would say..."I know these liberals like the back of my formerly nicotine stained hands."
'The paper of record' needs to be changed to 'The paper of hypocrites and liars'.
More from the Archives....hehehe...in this case the New York Times...
That editorial is likely in the FreeRepublic archives, someone may have it on one of their lists.....just pinged a bunch of people for this little gem..
The left wing maggots keep forgetting about how easy it is for us to do searches on the internet.
I know I spammed the threads yesterday with my posts about the connections between Iraq and AQ, but it was amazing how many people had not seen those connections before.
And so, for those who haven't seen it, this is a very long list of connections between Iraq and AQ and OBL:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1327993/posts
But it is getting more difficult for them to attempt to do it!
We probably need to improve our technology though...
Excellent!
Oh what a difference an administration makes. Excellent find and thanks for the ping, Ernie.
From the memories keyword:
"Shocking and awful" (recalls when Churchill became "fed up" with Iraq occupation)
See # 323, for some potent memories.
This was all before Israel was created and all before a drop of oil was ever taken out of the ground in Arabia.
23 posted on 05/18/2004 6:18:24 AM PDT by Barney Gumble (Socialism is like a dream. Sooner or later youll wake up to reality -Winston Churchill)
Yep, they want to complain nothing is being done, but God forbid someone actually does something. Typical Lib, complain, whine and point fingers but never do anything. Dysfunctional.
Thanks for finding and posting.
I'm just sitting here, sputtering in disgust. I hardly know what to say. If I were to write a letter to the editor of the NYTimes, referencing this editorial, I'd bet the chances of it being printed would be ZERO.
It is quite simply a case of DemocRAT war - good, Republican war, BAD.
Backhoe, something for your files here?
Post #44.....
VERY GOOD ....thanks for the ping... More from the Archives....hehehe...in this case the New York Times...
Thanks. Shall boodmark it for future use. From now one, I am bookmarking/downloading posts with good references to PC.
Old brain cannot keep up with the vast amounts of info we have read for past there years.
Clinton lied.
Thanks for this interesting NYT article from way back. Yet another piece of ammo to print out to show some looney tune demorat, or otherwise why GWB did not take us to war because he is a cowboy. At least our side can proudly say we do not deal in propaganda, just facts. Let the otherside choose to be what the good Lord turned the serpent into way back when in the garden of eden.
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