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Blix keeps on talking
Chief U.N. inspector Hans Blix on Monday spelled out exactly what Iraq must do to prove it has disarmed and avoid U.S.-led military action, even as war looms.I think there's only one step required at this point... In a report to the Security Council, Blix said if Saddam Hussein cooperates, the dozen key remaining disarmament issues could be resolved in months. We'll solve it in days... France, Russia and Germany have seized on Blix's presentation of the disarmament tasks to call for a council meeting Wednesday to set a "realistic" timeline to complete the tasks. "Yassss... We must have more discussions..." But with efforts to disarm Iraq peacefully apparently at an end, the exercise appeared futile to many diplomats. In a televised address Monday evening, President Bush gave Saddam a 48-hour deadline to flee Iraq or face a U.S.-led invasion. So have a nice chat, guys... Blix whittled down a 173-page dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, which he gave to the council earlier this month, to pick a dozen key remaining disarmament tasks, each with questions Iraq must answer. I think Blixie must have pulled a muscle in this exercise in futility... Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-03-17 |
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