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Saturday, January 18, 2003
posted by gbarto at 2:12 AM:
Powell: Iraq's Lack of Cooperation Will Be ProvenSecretary of state says there will be a 'persuasive case' showing that Baghdad has not aided weapons inspectors by U.N. deadline on Jan. 27
But will it be persuasive enough for those who have decided they're not going to be persuaded no matter what. Of course not. And so the US may wind up going it alone. But not without the silent understanding of an impotent Europe that will be at once angered that we didn't follow their line and ashamed because they knew they had chosen the wrong path out of weakness of will.
One of those about whom we have questions is the leader of the inspections:
Blix 'Not Worried' About Warheads Found
PARIS — Chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix said Friday he was "not worried" that the inspectors' discovery of 12 warheads designed to carry chemical weapons in southern Iraq could trigger a U.S. attack.What planet is this guy on? The people pooh-poohing the warheads are the same people who want to collect all the guns. If they found a guy with an AK-47 but no ammo, would they say, "Fine, carry on"? Of course not. But having the ability to potentially deliver chemical weapons into Israel, or into American bases in the Persian Gulf? No biggie.
But the White House described the discovery as "troubling and serious."
The warheads, Blix said, were empty. "There are no chemical weapons inside them. However, clearly they were designed to carry chemical weapons. I think we should destroy them, that's the rules," Blix said at a press conference with French President Jacques Chirac and IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei.
And then we get this headline:
Monitors Must Glean Warheads' Purpose
If ever there were a place for bad jokes about "It doesn't take a rocket scientist..." and yet the best and brightest of the UN need time to work out the details? It's a f---ing warhead, people! They don't use 'em to deliver food to the starving Iraqi people, just in case you were wondering.
Ah well, Scott Adams said the only constant in a chaotic universe is human stupidity. And how!
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