[Stefan Stackhouse]

Powell: Blix pleaded "paucity of data" -- if Iraq were actively and willingly cooperating, they would be FLOODING Blix with information

[StarFan]

In his judgement Iraq has not agreed to disarm and this is the reality we have to deal with, says Powell. Last November the council stepped up to its responsibility and must not walk away. As we sit here let us not forget the horrors taking place in Iraq -- people brutalized by Saddam's regime. No one wants war but it's clear the limited changes we have seen come from the presence of a large military force -- not coming from inspectors or resolutions. Clock continues to click and the consequences of Saddam's refusal to disarm will become very real.