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SOUNDING BOARD
Friday, October 04, 2002
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Weapons inspectors will not return yet to Iraq.
Hans Blix said, "It would be awkward if we were doing inspections and a new mandate were to arrive." This is a good sign. Russia, France and... what's the other country again?... oh China... these countries should realize by now the big difference between disarming Iraq and getting the weapons inspectors back. The latter will not lead to the former. Very simple. And one of the reasons is that the old resolution does not contain any sanctions. And if the inspectors actually find something, it is likely that they will encounter a tremendously hostile environment. You don't expect Saddam to just say, "Ooops".
So these three countries must focus on the the real issue of disarming Saddam. Getting the inspectors back there under the old resolution (which Iraq violated in the past) misses the point. And China... goes for the "political solution". Big words... blah blah blah. Maybe your "political solution" will work for Tibet, Taiwan and Hongkong.
posted by Allan at 4:15 AM (GMT+8)
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