[Ronn_Bman]

Originally posted by Chewbacca: It is now evident that a continued determined engagement by U.N. inspectors leads to fuller access and broader sentiment for the status to remain Quo, ie. No international war with Iraq. The U.S. under Bush is playing a poor leadership role by being so aggressive and unilateral without regard to the veiwpoints of Allies and citizens. Perhaps it all boils down to how one weighs which evidence to come to a conclusion.

Continued, determined engagement by U.N. inspectors leads to fuller access? I suppose the 150,000 US troops surrounding Iraq don't have anything to do with the improved level of cooperation?

Saddam hasn't cooperated without the REAL threat of force before, so isn't it naive to think he's suddenly, of his own accord, decided to become a good international neighbor. If the Iraqi's do come forward with all the information required, and the disarmament takes place without war, it will be because the threat of being disarmed by force was present.

If Saddam feels the pressure and voluntarily submits completely, George W. Bush will actually be the one to thank. After all, which of the nations standing against the war has been pressuring Iraq over the past dozen years? What exactly have Germany, France, Russia, and China done to resolve this situation? What kind of results did they get over the past dozen years when they even bothered to address the issue at all?

What exactly are those nations pressuring Iraq with now? Those nations who oppose action are using the threat of that very action by the US to encourage Saddam to finally submit. They have nothing else to use.

If US troops weren't on the ground preparing for battle, there would be no different level of cooperation from the Iraqi's than there has been for the past dozen years.


[ 02-11-2003, 08:49 AM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]