[zog]

--well, it depends on whether or not you asccept the implications of the article at face value, that the iraqi foreign minister got the cold shoulder. Do you think this is just for public consumtion in a disinformation ploy?

with that said, I still don't trust the russians, I think they lie when they feel like it and it suits them, they always have before, always.

[meenie]

Bush will demand return of the inspectors into Iraq. Sadaam will fold at the last minute. Bush has to do this to justify going back into Iraq.

[VietVet]

Strictly speaking, the US can't "trust" any other foreign nation. They have their policies, based on their interests, and they don't always coincide with ours. Nor are they always forthcoming about those interests. That is why the false furor about America's unilateralism is such a joke.

[OKCSubmariner]

The Russians will delay, delay trying to buy time to continue the buildup of Iraq and to make it look like (pretend) they are doing their part. To buy more time the Russians will even ask Iraq to accept inspectors if it means saving Iraq at the last minute.

But inspectors will not fix the problem either even if they are accepted. The same old cat and mouse game will start over again if the inspectors go back. Saddam moved things around and frequently blocked the inspectors until things(WMDs) got moved to another place. The Russians know this. They are very good at chess.

Bottom Line:

Something has to be done very soon about Iraq besides letting inspectors roam around seeing nothing while Iraq continues its buildup of WMDs with Russian AND Chinese help.