[Howlin]

Well, I certainly didn't expect this, did you? / sarcasm off

[ArcLight]

I sure as shootin' didn't expect it. I expected the parliament to sign off on the deal, and wait for the inspectors to arrive before it started jerking them around. I wonder if this is their final answer...

[samtheman]

I'm actually suprised by this. I thought he would pretend to go along, at least partially, in order to try to avoid the inevitable for as long as possible. But he's obviously stupider than I thought.

[Kerberos]

"Well, I certainly didn't expect this, did you?"

Actually I didn't. I expected Saddam to try and drag this out for a long as possiable and get as close to spring as he could.

This may make our job a lot easier.

[hsmomx3]

I'll bet the UN expected them to accept this.

[anniegetyourgun]

"....not to approve it in accordance with the opinion of our people who put confidence in their representatives," Salim al-Kubaisi, head of the Arab and international relations committee told parliament. "

What you couldn't hear him mutter under his breath was...."please don't kill me, Saddam....I put my confidence in you...so you won't slice my head off...."