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Originally posted by norompanlasolas:
oh, and they have proven jackshit regardind iraqs womds. if thats all the proof the allmighty intel services could muster... lol... yeah, i have a womd hidden in my toilet!!!
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Actually, the Iraqis are suppose to prove they
don't have them. That has been the "deal" since 1991.
They are suppose to prove they don't have the things they were known to have when the weapons inspectors left in '98 and that includes proving they don't have hundreds of tons of nerve agent, and tens of thousands of chemical and biological delivery devices. Furthermore, they need to explain why, in direct violation of the UN, they developed and deployed missles systems with 5 times the launch and lift power allowed. These aren't things the US has tried to prove, these are things the inspectors reported. Too bad no one really cares what the inspectors are saying.
Why not change the protests scheduled for this weekend to pressure the SC and ALL governments to simply remove the inspectors from Iraq altogether and let Saddam do anything he wants? The inspectors obviously aren't being listened to by the SC or those who are protesting, so why bother?
I watched the report given today, so I'm not taking my information on the SC meeting from a baised media recap. I heard what they said this time, and last time, and it adds up to, "the Iraqis are
not cooperating, and unless the Iraqis cooperate the job of the inspectors can't be done." Since all the Iraqi government officials say they ARE cooperating fully, what does this tell you about the level of Iraqi cooperation that can be expected in the future?
If the Iraqis aren't going to cooperate completely, as the inspectors say they are failing to do, and if the inspectors say without full cooperation the job can't be done, and if those on the security council aren't willing to enforce their sanctions, isn't this all just a bunch of BS?
If the inspectors found WoMD in your toilet and took pictures, samples, and subjected those WoMD to the "taste test", there are still some members of the security council who would, instead of moving to flush, would want to spend another 12 years calling in more plumbers.
[ 02-14-2003, 06:03 PM: Message edited by: Ronn_Bman ]