[NorCoGOP]

the diplomatic source which affirmed that the declaration "in the good direction" would defuse the crisis on the disarmament of Iraq.

Aide: Mr President, would you like to have the press in for a reaction to the Iraqi's "declaration."

President Bush: You bet. Have them meet me in the war room.

[Frank_Discussion]

THAT would be straight-up awesome!

[Argus]

Isn't it utterly predictable that Iraq will agree to new inspections "in principle", and want to dialog endlessly with the UN on the details? Ever eager Koffi Annan will grasp this fig leaf and declare the "crisis" resolved. Saudi Arabia will have its excuse to deny the US use of our bases there (which they just granted today, but only if the UN is behind us). The appeasement party in Congress will seize on the same pretext to try to block military action against Saddam. The object of the exercise is to force Pres. Bush to go it alone, which is probably what he should have done in the first place, but now in seeming defiance of the UN and world opinion which will want to "respond to the Iraqi peace initiative."