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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (16709)	8/29/2002 10:12:07 PM
From: Tadsamillionaire	Respond to of 23908

The war with Hussein never ended. Whatever the merits of announcing a preemptive military strategy or an objective of regime change, we need neither of these to justify action against Iraq. Iraq's agreement that international inspectors would confirm the destruction of its weapons of mass terror was essential to ending the Gulf War. Hussein has grossly violated these provisions since 1998. The U.N. Security Council is united on the demand that inspectors must return, and even those Arab governments publicly opposed to an attack on Iraq will, in almost the same breath, urge the Iraqis to cooperate on inspections. Thus, should we choose to go to Baghdad, we would simply be saying to Hussein: We are enforcing the international mandate on your weapons of mass destruction reached in 1991 and reaffirmed ever since. Stand in the way and you will be destroyed. The alternative is to destroy your weapons. Period. By Alexander M. Haig Jr. Thursday, August 29, 2002; Page A31 washingtonpost.com