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Politics : DON'T START THE WAR
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To: PartyTime who wrote (9078)2/16/2003 10:21:22 PM
From: Lazarus_Long  Read Replies (1) of 25898
 
At the lower limit, your proposition does not work. Microscopic progress is sufficient to satisfy it. One minor discovery every 3 or 4 months would meet that criterion.

But there is another matter involved: The inspectors are not required to be supersleuths. Saddam was supposed to quickly produce everything he has. That requirement has already come and gone and was not not met. Remember, the force in Iraq now is about 1/20th the seize of the one sent in earlier after the Gulf War. If they have to dig out everything on their own, it will take forever.

Which appears to be precisely Saddam's intent.

Let me ask you a question: Let me make the supposition that Saddam does in fact have chemical and biological agents. If, a few years from now, these are unleashed in DC or NYC or SF or London, how are you going to feel about your stance now?

And it is unlikely they will be set off by Iraqis; Saddam is not that dumb. He will probably give to Hezbollah or Hamas or al Qaeda and let them do the dirty work and take the blame.
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