U.N. weapons chief criticizes U.S. (Blix clueless about 14 building below-ground Nuclear program)

United Press International | 4/9/03 | Elizabeth Bryant

[Steven W.]

PARIS, April 9 (UPI) -- In harsh remarks published Wednesday, U.N. weapons chief Hans Blix roundly criticized Washington's decision to go to war in Iraq, and faulted U.S. intelligence for offering what he called bogus information about an alleged Iraqi weapons purchase from Niger.

"There is evidence that, in fact, this war was planned for a long time," Blix told Spain's leading El Pais newspaper, adding he had doubts about the U.S. "attitude" regarding arms inspections at the U.N. Security Council.

During the lengthy interview published in Spanish, Blix complained the United States and Britain did not allow inspectors sufficient time to do their job, responding to the dictates of an approaching Iraqi summer instead.

"It seemed the high temperature in Iraq came at a point where they needed to launch attacks," Blix said.

"Unfortunately, the two governments were very impatient during the first days of March, and they didn't let us finish our job," he said. "A few more months would have been enough to affirm -- as asserted by the Americans and British -- whether Iraq really possessed the arms" of mass destruction.

The United States and Britain eventually sidestepped the Security Council, when it looked like they would have insufficient votes to pass a war resolution -- and possibly a veto from France, or another permanent, anti-war council member. Washington, however, maintained that previous U.S. resolutions gave it the authority to wage war against Iraq.

Blix also denounced as "absolutely false" U.S. intelligence reports, apparently sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency that Niger had sold enriched uranium to Iraq. Niger has denied the charge.

Washington's mind set on Iraq, Blix suggested, was largely shaped by post-Sept. 11, 2001, security concerns.

Now, Blix said, the United States, too, may have doubts about Iraq's reported stash of weapons of mass destruction.

"I think the Americans started the war thinking so," he said. "Today, I think they believe less in this possibility."

The military conflict may indeed liberate Iraqis from the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein, Blix said, and prevent Baghdad from amassing weapons of mass destruction in the future.

But, he said, "it's at a very high cost in human lives and the destruction of a country," which could have been avoided through weapons inspections.

[Steven W.]

Unbelievable!

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[Steven W.]

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[Mr. Buzzcut]

Blix is the ultimate self-serving bureaucrat. The war robbed him of his sinecure.

[Steven W.]

"A few more months would have been enough to affirm -- as asserted by the Americans and British -- whether Iraq really possessed the arms" of mass destruction

This just hit me. So we would have found them. Then what? A war in which he was NOT restrained from using WMD because their use would have eliminated his last bit of propaganda? What DANGEROUS MORONS these people who aligned themselves with Saddam are.

[Paradox]

"Unfortunately, the two governments were very impatient during the first days of March, and they didn't let us finish our job," he said. "A few more months would have been enough to affirm -- as asserted by the Americans and British -- whether Iraq really possessed the arms" of mass destruction.

All I can say is, it was a GOOD thing that Saddam was so arrogant and stupid. If he had gotten rid of WMD, and the inspections proved that, then he would have been in power for the rest of his life, only to have his even more twisted son rise to power after him. Who knows how many countless lives would have been ruined and lost.

[anniegetyourgun]

"There is evidence that, in fact, this war was planned for a long time," Blix told Spain's leading El Pais newspaper..."

Evidence? This blithering idiot wouldn't know EVIDENCE if it bit him on the butt.

[vigilante2]

A digrundled Hans Blix..sounds to me like he's been covering up!

[Republican Wildcat]

But, he said, "it's at a very high cost in human lives and the destruction of a country," which could have been avoided through weapons inspections.

Ignorance is Blix. How many people did Saddam kill? How many people died because he used money from the oil for food program for his own personal use instead of for food, infrastructure, and medicine? Good grief. This man is stupid.

[joesnuffy]

The Lord works in mysterious ways :)
Good thing to...or NYC would quite possibly be a hole...a lot bigger than the one where that Baghdad resturant used to be

[Neever]

Sinecure: Nice word

1 archaic : an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls
2 : an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income

That just about describes everyone at the UN.

[joesnuffy]

And the left...weeped and begged for forgiveness of GW Bush The President of the USA
For saving America by acting against them and the UN who would have waited forever until Saddam used a Nuke on US soil......
And then they would have blamed Bush anyway....
Thank you Lord Jesus for GW Bush...and his willingness to do right inspite of what others say to do..

[VRWCmember]

"There is evidence that, in fact, this war was planned for a long time," Blix told Spain's leading El Pais newspaper,...

WHAT?!? Blix finally found some EVIDENCE of something?

[snooker]

>>>Blix also denounced as "absolutely false" U.S. intelligence reports, apparently sent to the International Atomic Energy Agency that Niger had sold enriched uranium to Iraq. Niger has denied the charge.


so there

[jocko12]

HANS WHO!!!!

[Howlin]

Has there been a run on S**T shovels lately? It appears so, as a lot of it is being shoveled.

[mombonn]

Blix needs to have the weasel hairdo Traficant used to sport. Can you do it?

[lepton]

bookmark bump

[69ConvertibleFirebird]

Blix complained the United States and Britain did not allow inspectors sufficient time to do their job

If we'd only given them another 12 years...

What an idiot. Typical liberal/French-like idiocy.