Hans Blix whines

[khaosworks]

Blix: 'US undermined inspectors'
American officials tried to discredit the work of inspectors in Iraq to further their own case for war, the chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix has charged.

In an interview with the BBC, Mr Blix said American officials leaked suggestions that inspectors had deliberately suppressed information to the media in an attempt to undermine their work in Iraq.

Excerpts of the interview were released just before Mr Blix went to address the Security Council in a meeting that could begin to determine whether he and his team are ever to return to Iraq.

Inspectors were withdrawn shortly before the US launched a war to topple Saddam Hussein, whom Washington insists possessed weapons of mass destruction.

The US has since deployed its own teams to look for weapons, which it cited as the key reason for launching war, but so far none are reported to have been found.

Many nations on the Security Council say UN inspectors should be the ones to verify any new discoveries, and Mr Blix says his team could return to Iraq within two weeks if he was told to do so.

It's also notable that the US has also refused to allow UN inspectors back into Iraq, because the military has "taken on the responsibility for dismantling Iraq's WMD", as Ari put it. Looks like the coalition of the dripping doesn't intend to start healing rifts with the UN, or maybe they need more time to plant the evidence before discovering it.

Guys. Guys, guys, guys, guys, guys. You're in fucking controlof the country now. Saddam's gone. It's been what, two weeks? Hard to tell since Rummy won't admit the war's over. If you can't find it now, either you need serious assistance, or they're just not - fucking - there. Let it go. Admit you screwed up. Be a mensch. Saddam probably sold the stuff to North Korea. Yeah, that's the ticket. Go chew on Kim's ass for a while.

Or is this prelude to, "Let us go into Syria and find the WMDs they obviously shipped there since we can't find them here"?

Comments

[dietbubba.livejournal.com]

I am guessing that last part. This administration won't admit when its wrong and it will look for any excuse to continue King George II's "crusade."

admittance

[etherial.livejournal.com]

I heard tell that someone studying his speech patterns discovered that the boy is only incapable of speaking properly when attempting to admit that he or his friends have made a mistake. He has a pathological inability to admit blame.

[autographedcat.livejournal.com]

Actually, he's King George III. And you remember how well George III worked out for the UK. Those who do not learn history are doomed.

-R