Posted on 09/16/2002 11:03:45 PM PDT by efnwriter
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Brought to the brink of war, surrounded by US troops readying their invasion, with European, Arab and Asian nations responding to President Bush's September 12 UN Speech and pressuring Iraq to allow the return of weapons inspectors, the Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri delivered a letter to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan that reportedly said Iraq will allow the weapons inspectors to return. The details of the letter are available. Yet, amazingly Kofi Annan said to the press,
Annan gave credit to President Bush saying,
Indeed, since President Bush's September 12 UN Speech:
Saddam has played with the UN for 12 years and ignored or backed out of 16 prior UN resolutions he had agreed to. Here is Saddam's gambit: (from Sabri's letter)
Saddam has again linked inspections to lifting sanctions and is only ready to discuss arrangements. Nothing new here. This is a charade. Saddam is stalling for time. The appeasement crowd will crow at how wonderfully peace loving Saddam is so they can complete their reconstruction and oil deals with Iraq. The Arabs will seek their despotic status quo in the middle east, and an unyielding US Bush administration will be cast as the brutish warmonger by a liberal US and international press. We will have none of that. Let us remind the world that: Since 1990, Saddam has:
The "unfettered" return of weapons inspectors is one issue. Saddam has not changed his prior stance of linking inspections to removal of sanctions and has only agreed to discussions on implementation of inspections - which have already taken place and failed. Saddam will play it out as long as possible - after all he wants to stay in power. He will stall, dodge and weave and try to negotiate. Do not be surprised if Israel's Yom Kippur becomes a terrorism orgy supported by Saddam to divert attention away from him. Be very surprised if Hans Blix and UNMOVIC can quickly have their way in Iraq. Now is the time for resolve - not relief. |
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IRAQ HAS "CONDITIONS" ON INSPECTIONS (as expected) From the The Evening Standard London September 17, 2002
When will CNN, ABC, NBC CBS and MSNBC report this? If they do, efn will let you know. |
Daschle has unfortunally seen the light at the end of the tunnel and realized the Dems are cutting their throats by making this an issue. Today he was calling for a vote on a resolution before Congress recesses. I don't think you'll hear a lot more complaints from Dashchle about President Bush's desire to take it to Iraq before they nuke us.
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