[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Chewbacca: It also has not been proven that the current U.N. inspection efforts will fail in determining Saddam's womd capabilities.

And if the current U.N. Inspection efforts successfully determine that Saddam DOES have extensive WoMD capability, what solution would you propose to remedy the situation?

Saddam has already proven he will NOT comply with requests - or even demands - that these weapons be completely destroyed. After 1991, Hussein openly defied the U.N. Inspectors. They were granted very limited access to certain buildings and were completely denied access to others (presumably because Saddam hadn't had a chance to move and/or hide his weapons that quickly after the war). He continually stonewalled, side-tracked, and stymied their efforts to find his stockpile of weapons. Then, in 1998, Hussein ordered them to leave his country.

Hans Blix did note that the Iraq has "increased it's cooperation" with U.N. inspectors since the end of January...but he admitted there were still some "issues" that required further discussion with Iraq in order to be cleared up. Interestingly enough, the "increased cooperation" of the Iraqi's seems to occur very shortly after the U.S. buildup of military troops and equipment along their borders.

So, even if the inspectors prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Saddam Hussein does have a cache' of WoMd....what difference will that really make? Saddam won't step down from power, nor will he just "hand over" his weapons.

I ask again....what "non-agressive" methods could be taken to remove Saddam from power and to destroy his WoMD?