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To: stockman_scott who wrote (69477)	1/28/2003 11:35:57 AM
From: paul_philp	Respond to of 281500

Memo: When War Is a Rush Bob Woodward on Larry King last night pointed out the if war comes to Iraq it will be the most debated, most publicly visible entrance into a war in American history. Paul

To: stockman_scott who wrote (69477)	1/28/2003 11:41:49 AM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

3-4 weeks, one last chance and a possibility mentioned that iraq could initiate war. Add this piece to prior piece that russians might now be onboard. (my italics)Once the french change their mind iraqis must either fess up, quit power, be overthrown, get ready for attack or launch a preemptive strike of their own. Blix welcomes U.S. offer of Iraqi evidence ElBaradei: Give Iraq 'one final chance' Tuesday, January 28, 2003 Posted: 11:31 AM EST (1631 GMT) UNITED NATIONS (CNN) -- Chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix said on Tuesday he would welcome the release of U.S. intelligence on Iraq's weapons programs and said inspectors could finish their work "relatively fast" if Baghdad would do more to cooperate. Blix said U.S. officials already are providing information about Iraq's efforts to develop nuclear, biological and chemical weapons, "and that is helpful." Bush administration officials have said they are likely to declassify some intelligence on Iraq next week. They said the material will show that senior Iraqi officials have been concealing weapons and evidence of weapons programs from inspectors. "I think the more evidence that is placed on the table, if there is some, the better," Blix said. "But there is some evidence that has been placed on the table that has been put into doubt, like evidence about the aluminum tubes. So the more on the table, the better." The information includes satellite photographs and "intercepts," according to administration officials, who declined to be more specific. Word of the impending offer of proof came hours after top U.N. inspectors sought a few more months' "investment in peace," even though their report to the Security Council stated that Baghdad was resisting U.N. efforts to verify its disarmament. President Bush is expected to lay out his case against Iraq in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. He will not call for war but will make it clear that the United States and its allies are prepared for military action, officials said. (Full story) Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Tuesday that Iraq deserves "one final chance" to help U.N. weapons inspectors learn if it has disarmed. "I know that the international community is getting impatient," ElBaradei said on CNN's "American Morning With Paula Zahn." "But I think it is worth trying one more time and [giving] Iraq one final chance before we think of going to war. I think if we can make progress, and if we can disarm Iraq through peaceful means, that is obviously in the interest of everybody." (Full story) British Foreign Secretary Jack on Tuesday accused Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein of systematically deceiving U.N. arms inspectors over his weapons programs. "The conclusion is now inescapable that Iraq is in material breach of Resolution 1441," Straw told reporters in London. "But, I also say this: That war is not inevitable." (Full story) The Pentagon said Monday that the U.S. military will be ready by mid- to late February to quickly go to war if the president gives the order. Officials also said that if Iraq were to make an aggressive move before then, the United States could respond instantly, but any action might be limited to strikes by fighters, bombers and cruise missiles. In an interview Monday, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz promised that Iraq will try to cooperate more with U.N. weapons inspectors -- but said he could not rule out a strike on Kuwait in the event of a U.S.-led military attack. ......