[r9etb]

"That declaration must be credible and complete — or the Iraqi dictator will have demonstrated to the world once again that he has chosen not to change his behavior," Bush said.

My prediction: Iraq will come out with some, but not complete documentation on 12/8, and will ask for an extension.

Bush will counter with a one-week extension, coupled with a demand to visit certain sites (e.g., "presidential palaces") that have heretofore been denied to the inspectors.

After the extension expires, Bush will issue a "let us inspect or we'll blow it up" decree.

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

My prediction: Iraq will come out with some, but not complete documentation on 12/8, and will ask for an extension.

They need the extra time to upgrade their abacus (they can't afford computers because of meanies like President Bush, who insist on the sanctions that starve millions of their children). It's not equipped to add up all those zeroes. Because, after all, they have no WMDs! They told us repeatedly! < /sarcasm>

[11B3]

If I were an American or British civilian on that inspection team, I'd be leaving the country on the 7th of December to avoid becoming a human shield.

[Southack]

My money says that we are completely prepared for Saddam to deny that he has ANY womd on 12/8.

We'll make a very public fuss about Saddam's claim to not have "anything", and then we'll send inspectors and camera crews right to where we know he has at least one of something.

Then Iraq will be publicly shown as being in material breach, and the war will be rapidly approaching from that point.

Of course, the usual Leftists in Europe and the press will start SCREAMING for peace/compromise/accomodation/appeasment as soon as it becomes apparent that we really are going to war.

Heaven forbid that the U.S. stand in the way of Europe's eventual surrender to fanatacism...

[CougarGA7]

I think you are right on target r9etb.