First, the Security Council is acting within the mandate of UN Resolution 1441, and has acted accordingly since its inception. Thta you choose to interpret it differently than the ministers themsevles is, at best, odd. But then again, you're blindly supporting the president and nothing will convince you otherwise, including the Ministers of the Security Council.
Second, perhaps when you read Bob Woodward's recent book about the Bush Administration and understand the Administration's Iraq perspective, you'll realize that UN Resolution 1441 is merely a snag in their plans.
Third, here's an progressive update for you:
* The declaration was made within the prescribed deadline.
* The inspections began as prescribed in the resolution.
* The report was delivered as prescribed.
* Upon delivery of the report, an overwhelming majority of the ministers of the Security Council (warmongers, by the way, agreed the inspections should continue.
* A second report, as requested by the ministers, was delivered.
* Again, an overwhelming majority of the ministers of the Security Council (the warmongers lost again) agreed that the inspections should continue.
* A new report date is set.
* A second resolution for use of military force is now being drafted by the US and Britain.
Fourth, if what you're claiming is true then there'd be no need for any inspections at all, and any subsequent inspection report would be meaningless.
Fifth, here are the verbatim transcripts of the last meeting, a meeting at which Hans Blix did not pronounce Iraq in "non-compliance."
Sixth, the penalty phrase as worded in 1441 is that non-compliance would mean "serious consequences." In no way can this be interpreted--except by you for emotional reasons only--as meaning that non-compliance "SHALL cause the United Nations to sanction the use of military force against Iraq in order to achive compliance." Any lawyer worth his beans would easily know the difference and operative meaning of serious consequences as opposed to shall force compliance.
Anyway, this is too much work. If you don't want to get then you don't want to get it. And that's the way it is. I'm not wasting my time with you on this issue any longer, so accept it or reject it--I don't care! |
