BLAIR AND BUSH TO GIVE SADDAM JUST 48 HOURS TO LEAVE IRAQ...

Drudge ^

[RedhairRedhair]

DEVELOPING...

[cake_crumb]

"We don't even really know if he is there now or not."

I don't believe he's there now. IMO, he's in Lybia, Syria or France right about now...

[mystery-ak]

...a pro-abortion rally?..but, he was so good tonight....I'll have to put him back on my list again!

[brewcrew]

Silver has done a complete 360

We're sure you meant a 180, but what's half a circle between friends, right?

[Wait4Truth]

Okay, Wait4Truth. We'll fess up you were right, if we wait until the no moon phase. Regards,

Ok, I'm not dejected anymore. Hehehehe

[Peach]

Okay, Miss Smarty Mouth - I didn't get it. LOL.

[petuniasevan]

Apparently not ALL the Germans are as surrender-happy as the frogs...

[visualops]

Agreed.

[2nd Bn, 11th Mar]

Southack;
I wish to pay you my highest compliment:

DAMN...I wish I'd said that!

Semper Fi,

[Wait4Truth]

Can't ignore 'em. If you don't watch 'em every second, they will be tipping the Iraqis off on our every move.

You're talking about the RATS, the media and the U.N., right?

[TLBSHOW]

Britain and America are drawing up plans to give Saddam Hussein as little as 48 hours to flee Baghdad or face war, if UN weapons inspectors report this week that the Iraqi dictator is still refusing to disarm fully.

The proposals will form the framework of a long-awaited second resolution, which could be put before the Security Council by next weekend.

The deadline would be just long enough for Arab neighbours to make a last effort to persuade Saddam to leave the country, according to US officials, or for a coup to take place. The shortest timeframe to emerge from private diplomatic discussions has been two days.

The phrasing of the new, deliberately concise UN resolution would deny Saddam a fresh chance to say that he will comply with Security Council demands. Britain will put forward the resolution because Washington "does not want to be seen to need it", according to a senior Security Council diplomat.

Foreign Office officials confirmed that Saudi Arabia has offered to take Saddam if he goes into exile. Last month Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, said he would be "delighted" if Saddam fled Iraq.

"To avoid a war, I would personally recommend that some provision be made so that the senior leadership and their families could be provided haven in some other country," he said.

To be passed, the new resolution would require the support of nine of the 15 Security Council members, assuming there was no veto from France, China or Russia. British and American officials last night made clear that they do not expect a unanimous vote in its favour but are confident that a veto can be avoided.

"The resolution being discussed would declare that Saddam is in material breach of UN resolutions, which authorises the use of all necessary means to disarm him," one senior Security Council diplomat said.

America and Britain are, however, determined to avoid a second resolution which would enable Saddam further to delay disarmament. "The last thing they want is a decision which just starts the process towards another decision," said the diplomat.

From the telegraph(UK)

[ALOHA RONNIE]

NEVER FORGET

...A cash-strapped OXFORD University thinks it NEEDS a Replacement Chanchellor and BILL CLINTON's fundraising talents as we speak.

...It's now up to a 50 Member OXFORD University Alumni Panel to appoint a chomping at the bit BILL CLINTON or not.

...This per the London Sunday-Times.

NEVER FORGET

[Peach]

The UN needs the pressure or it will fall apart And that's a problem how?

he he. Yeah - I know. I don't have a problem with the UN falling apart but think Bush will probably give them until the 15th to do the right thing. And even then, perhaps a few days beyond that in order to digest Blix's report. Bush is being too polite, in my view.

[AFPhys]

Husband just reminded me - another UN report due Feb. 14th; perhaps we'll wait until after that. Foolishly, in my view.

Yeah, I agree that we'll wait until after that "report", but not because of it, or the moon. My read is that we don't quite have everything in place. I think we're within 10 days of that, though.

Again, my read is that less moon is better for us tactically right now, but that is not of major import mehinks since Saaad-dam is not likely to be real surprised at any time now, and must be on about the highest alert footing he's able to be anyway.

[Centurion2000]

bump

[Peach]

I wish I had the president's address to Congress on the 20th of September, 2001. Finest speech I ever heard. The National Cathedral speech was jaw droppingly perfect, as well.

[cake_crumb]

"Can we attack while the UN inspectors are there?"

Can we PLEASE??

[Wait4Truth]

What a great picture! I love it!

[openotherend]

Well, O.K. then. Let's smite the dunkey in the daylight!:)

[chiller]

Why don't we tell them exactly when we'll attack. It won't make any difference. And the audacity would really piss off Saddam.

[Domestic Church]

Never forget that Clinton was kicked out of Oxford in the first place (a little *problem* with a young lady I think triggered this.)