Ted, <What's obvious is that you all don't want the inspections to work!>
First of all, let's make it clear what the ultimate goal is: disarmament and getting Saddam to behave.
Second, let's make it clear what the goal of inspections are: to prove one way or the other whether Saddam is in compliance or not. Inspections do not disarm. Inspections only show whether Saddam has truly disarmed or not.
Third, Powell has shown that inspections aren't working because Iraq is clearly playing a shell game. Is the solution more inspectors? France thinks so. Reminds me of a clueless manager who only wants to throw more money and/or manpower at a problem, not realizing that the plan itself is fundamentally flawed.
And fourth, I want inspections to succeed! I want the free world to see that Iraq is playing them like fools, and I want the free world to finally admit to the horrors that Saddam is capable of. I want the anti-war activists to realize what they are allowing to happen if we do nothing. And I want the world to remember the horrors of WWII and hold true to their promise of "Never Again."
Like you, I don't want to see a war, either. I'd rather go back to the 90's (yes, even if it means having that lying politician in office), believe that nothing is wrong with this world, and make money fast. But denial never lasts forever, as the "New Economy" and 9/11 proved to us. Let's start living in reality, even as we fight for a peaceful ideal.
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