Why assume Bush doesn't already know where many of the weapons are stored ? Will the Iraqi's admit where they are ? Of course not. Will Bush let them have a pass ? Of course not.
Watch how this war is fought. It will be fought for the final effect, not for a traditional sense. The final effect is to have Saddam removed. It will be accomplished by removing his weapons. The "war" will be fought by Bush in a way that removes each storage location either until Saddam relents and gets honest (which isn't likely) or until he is removed, which is likely.
The inspectors are irrelevant. December 8 and the list are relevant.
Why assume Bush doesn't already know where many of the weapons are stored ? Will the Iraqi's admit where they are ? Of course not. Will Bush let them have a pass ? Of course not.
Watch how this war is fought. It will be fought for the final effect, not for a traditional sense. The final effect is to have Saddam removed. It will be accomplished by removing his weapons. The "war" will be fought by Bush in a way that removes each storage location either until Saddam relents and gets honest (which isn't likely) or until he is removed, which is likely.
We can hope that someone in Iraq becomes the man of the year or woman and removes Uncle Saddam from the living parasites.
This is key -- I'm sure that a certain percentage of the weapons and their locations are known to the Administration; and those are key indicators to the President of whether or not Saddam is even remotely thinking about complying. Additionally, if there is movement with those particular items, this could be a signal to the President that something preemptive is underway.
In addition, on that point, keep in mind that if Saddam feels that we're close to the endgame of this charade, he might get jumpy and try to go first, trying to take out as much as he can with that one "good shot." Not only watch Sunday, but keep an eye on everything after Wednesday or so of this week. Things could happen much faster than anyone suspects.