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To: ldo79 who wrote (28603)	8/30/1998 11:14:00 AM
From: Captain James T. Kirk	Respond to of 95453

GINGRICH URGING NO LETUP OF IRAQ INSPECTIONS From Tribune News Services August 29, 1998 WASHINGTON -- Saying the United States must not fear confrontation with Iraq, House Speaker Newt Gingrich has urged the White House to support the resumption of aggressive weapons inspections across the Persian Gulf country. Gingrich, in a letter to President Clinton, warned that the "lack of a U.S. response" to Saddam Hussein's decision to stop cooperating with UN inspectors will allow him to develop a deadly arsenal of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons. The Georgia Republican said he was disturbed by news reports suggesting that U.S. resolve against Iraq has weakened. Some accounts contend the administration was key in halting surprise inspections against Iraq by UN Special Commission monitors. Also this week, Scott Ritter, a member of the UNSCOM inspection team, quit after seven years to protest U.S. and UN policies toward Iraq. U.S. officials have rejected any suggestion that the United States is going soft on Iraq. "If these reports are true, they indicate that your administration's tough rhetoric on Iraq has been a deception masking a real policy of weakness and concession," Gingrich wrote in a letter dated Thursday and made public Friday. "We must resume our policy of supporting aggressive UNSCOM inspections," he added. "Without these inspections, as imperfect as they are, there will be little to stop Iraq from going ahead with its plans." The White House commented earlier Friday. "U.S. policy toward Iraq has not changed. Our goal since 1991 has been to contain this dangerous regime and keep them from getting dangerous weapons of mass destruction," White House spokesman Barry Toiv said. The U.S. is seeking a UN resolution to suspend indefinitely reviews of sanctions, which have cost Iraq more than $120 billion, until Baghdad complies, Toiv said. Send the text of this story to someone's email address Browse the Tribune archive for other articles