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2003-01-16 Axis of Evil

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Posted by Steve 2003-01-16 08:54 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Is there a media source on this? And has Rantburg always allowed anyone to post an article?

Posted by John Bragg 2003-01-16 10:00:53|| 2003-01-16 10:00:53|| Front Page Top

#2 The title is hot linked to the original UPI article.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-01-16 10:11:53|| 2003-01-16 10:11:53|| Front Page Top

#3 "the responsibility is basically on the side of Saddam Hussein." diplospeak for "turn on the green light"?

Posted by john 2003-01-16 10:35:28|| 2003-01-16 10:35:28|| Front Page Top

#4 To John Bragg:

To answer your questions:

1. The title of the blog entry always is a link to the original source.

2. Fred recently updated this site to allow "guest bloggers", although he will delete posts from spammers and trolls. I posted an entry just last week and was happy to receive several comments on my post. We are lucky indeed to have Steve as a guest blogger; he really knows his stuff!

Posted by seafarious 2003-01-16 11:14:02|| 2003-01-16 11:14:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Cripes, it ALWAYS "requires further inspection." Inspector Clouseau would be happy to be inspecting Iraq for the next ten years.

Isn't the import of these materials in 2001-02 sufficient "causus belli"?

Posted by Steve White 2003-01-16 11:38:59|| 2003-01-16 11:38:59|| Front Page Top

#6 OT: That is very gracious of you, Fred, to allow guest bloggers. I wasn't aware of this. I will keep it in mind in the future.

I read the resolution. All the requirements are joined by an "AND", which means failure of one condition is a material breach. This will be a second one, in addition to the inadequate declaration.

Of course, in any battle between logic and politics (or logic and prejudice), logic usually loses. The US of A is the world leader because logic loses the fewest battles there.

Posted by Ptah 2003-01-16 11:48:29|| 2003-01-16 11:48:29|| Front Page Top

#7 It seems to me that we must keep the heat on the UN and their "inspectors". They will stall, equivocate, and do practically anything to get out of taking real responsibility. Take a look at the NKor refugee crisis. They do nothing. We need to take the big .AND. function of the Resolutions and keep it in their face and not let them off the hook. They will either do their job or they will get out of the way. A precident needs to be set so we either work together to solve a world-threating problem, or we move the deadwood aside and get it done ourselves. Boy, got a little wound-up there.....

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-01-16 13:17:34|| 2003-01-16 13:17:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Blix and company are diplomats. What diplomats do is talk. And talk and talk. Diplomats talk best when there is a whacking stick behind them. Behind these diplomats is a very nasty big stick. Diplomats like to believe they are important. The $64 question is when the diplomats will pretend to stand aside and let GW's stick do the talking.
So they can take credit for everything.

Posted by john 2003-01-16 19:56:51|| 2003-01-16 19:56:51|| Front Page Top

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