LIVE THREAD: Blix Reports to the U.N. on Iraqi Compliance

http://freerepublic.com ^ | March 7, 2003

[Howlin]

Link to C-SPAN

As usual, please no HUGE graphics

[areafiftyone]

Since I am in my cubie I can't hear or see anything so I depend on Free Republic. Did they show Powell's face at all while he is listening to Hans Blix? I am surprised Powell didn't just run up to Hans and start strangling him!!

[Terriergal]

"including 21 [sites] that have not been inspected before"

the question is...WHY NOT??

[mhking]

REMEMBER SCOTT RITTER!!!!

Scott who? [g]

[prairiebreeze]

**A lot of what is going on involves getting the 101st Air Assault Division unloaded and in place.**

Agreed. Been hearing about them being in Kuwait on the news this morning.

Prairie

[quack]

Blix said "Even if Iraq was acting proactively,it would take some time"

He ADMITS they aren't complying,but still wants more time.Did anyone else catch that?

[Constitution Day]

GET THE US OUT OF THE UN AND THE UN OUT OF THE US!

I agree with the former statement, but not the latter.
I also despise the UN, but you know the old adage: "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."

Make no mistake, the UN as a body is our enemy.

[bonfire]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2268819.stm
But Mr Blix is well-used to feeling the heat over Iraq.

As director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from 1981 to 1997, he was in charge of overseeing inspections of the country's nuclear programme.

During that time, the Iraqis managed to hide an advanced nuclear weapons development programme from the IAEA. It was only discovered after the Gulf War in 1991.


Mr Blix has been keen to be seen as independent from Washington
Last year, the Pentagon ordered a CIA investigation into how the IAEA could have erred.

Mr Blix says the experience taught him something. "It's correct to say that the IAEA was fooled by the Iraqis," he said recently.


idiot.

[bvw]

Blix said "More resources, more staff, more time."

[TLBSHOW]

blix is a total moron and if he wants the UN dead he has just done a great job........

can't wait for the day the last one leaves NYC for some backwards country......

[hobbes1]

No. I think the President will let the Security council cut it's own throat as well.

[Thane_Banquo]

I certainly hope he turns off his "Secretary-Of-State" persona and turns on his "General" persona. As much as I appreciate diplomacy, this has gone on too long.

My dream on Powell's speech to the Security Council:

"Hello, fellow respected ministers, Inspector Blix, Inspector Al-Baradei, stupid dumbass Iraqi terrorist parading as a foreign minister. Instead of talking to you myself, I have decided to deputize former Marine drill sargeant R. Lee Ermey as an official US attache. He will speak to you as my proxy."

Ermey: "Listen here, you limp-wristed Euro-faggots! You French p---ies! We have 200,000 US Marines waiting to kick some raghead @ss, and we could care less about how you want to be butt-buddies with Saddam Hussein! So unf--k yourselves and get your s--t together NOW! We are going to defend our country by killing whoever the hell we think needs to be killed. And if you don't like it, you can go home and cry to your momma, you weak-kneed terrorist-loving HIPPIES!"

[PBRSTREETGANG]

It was food TESTING labs.

Saddam has that many people who want to poison him that they have to have mobile food TESTING labs?

[Carolinamom]

Bottom line: We're making progress. We MAY be able to find something if we have another 12 years.

[PhiKapMom]

You are right! Once again he is more into process and little on substance.

He kind of lulls you to sleep too with his monotone -- this report was a waste of time IMO -- he could have emailed it in!

[Yankee]

This is all kabuki. A lot of what is going on involves getting the 101st Air Assault Division unloaded and in place.

Right you are. Only a total moron would take these imbeciles seriously. (Are you listening Tom Daschle?)

The New Moon was on 4/3. It's only going to get brighter as time passes. I anticipate something happening pretty darn soon.

[Terriergal]

Did he answer the simple question of wether or not Iraq has disarmed yet?

The answer I got from all that was "we don't know." "It's open to interpretation."

[Otta B Sleepin]

besides you can't disarm immediately anyway.

Especially when you're manufacturing more arms at the same time.

[mhking]

No. I think the President will let the Security council cut it's own throat as well.

They're headed that way....

[Oldeconomybuyer]

This is all diplo-speak, and largely a waste of time.

[cake_crumb]

I have the impression Blixie was making a concious effort to sound more straightforward, more Bush like or Rummy like....'toothpicks'. Give it a rest Blixie, you've got to BE a man before you can SOUND like one.