I am currently reading a book on the first Gulf War.
This has all happened before. The same posturing by the same nations - France making deals with Arafat to intercede on their behalf ... Russia holding a firm "Nyet" until the last minute ... etc.
One big difference, Bush 41 would not have gone without U.N. approval, Thatcher would have.
Villepin est un ver!
The UN inspectors would have never found the tanks burried in the sand back then. Huge tanks!
The only way our military knew they were there was because during the day the sun heated the sand, and the sand heated the medal of the tanks. We found them using heat sensors and bombed them.
How the UN thinks it can find WMD burried under all that sand is beyond me. My guess is that they don't want to find them. They're just trying not to start any waves.
They weren't attacked, and they have $$ business with Iraq. They're putting their interests before the American people. If we get attacked by Saddams WMD, via Saddam or Al Quata, they'll simply call another UN meeting to discuss it!
While listening to Blix today, a thought popped into my head that it didn't matter what happens next. Saddam has already distributed his WMD to those who want to see America destroyed. Saddam has been givin too much time. and I fear we will be attacked by these weapons no matter what. When war starts, or even if it doesn't. I hope I'm wrong.