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Surprise: Hans Blix Says Iraq War Was Unfounded
Former chief U.N. (Ha Ha / Nelson Muntz) and the credibility of the nations that went to war, (Not as bad as it would have been, if they had decided not to go to war with sammy) Blix told an audience of 1,000 at the University of Edinburgh. "The justification for the war - the existence of weapons of mass destruction - was without foundation," Blix said. "The military operation was successful, but the diagnosis was wrong. "Saddam was dangerous to his own people ( nothing to see, move along folks) but not a great threat, and certainly not an immediate danger to his neighbors and the world," he added. Going to war without U.N. damaged the world body, he said. (Eeexcelent/Monty Burns) Blix, whose teams did not make significant weapons finds during months of searching Iraq before the war, has repeatedly criticized U.S. and British handling of information before the war. Again on Tuesday he criticized the United States and Britain for trusting their own intelligence more than that of the weapons inspectors, who had not found "a smoking gun." (Smart move) Blix, 75, who headed the U.N. inspectors from 2000 to mid-2003 said in a speech Feb. 15 that no hidden weapons had been found in Iraq since 1991, but he did not rule out that a minor cache of weapons might be exposed. (Ass: meet cover, Cover: meet ass, now that you two have been propperly introduced Iâm sure long and prospering cooperation in your shared future ) Posted by: Evert Visser 2004-03-05 |
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