Well, I have to admit it. It was a mistake to go to the United Nations. President Bush should have moved ahead with just the permission from Congress. Colin Powell has led us into a quagmire with the UN. From the beginning I was with Colin Powell. I have done some reflecting over the past month and as I have been arguing passionately that we need a resolution from the United Nations, I have watched us lose more ground.
The President is losing the PR War BADLY. Saddam is playing a game of cat and mouse with the Administration and the UN. The problem is that the UN wants to play, the world wants to play. While the United States does not want to play, it is now stuck with the situation which may very well lead to the demise of Nato and the UN.
Here are some quotes from today's press conference in Iraq:
[Q]"As you can see, there is proactive cooperation from the Iraqi side," Saddam Hussein's scientific adviser, Lt. Gen. Amer al-Saadi, said at a news conference. [/Q]
Right....This is proactive. These are the missles you denied having all these months and years. It makes me think, wow, I wonder what they are hiding since they were so willing to give these up, these missles that they were not supposed to have. Interesting that you disclose them and agree to destroy them when the resolution is being debated that would authorize force from the UN.
[Q]"Practically all the areas of concern to UNMOVIC and the subjects of remaining disarmament questions have been addressed," he said. "We hope that it will be to the satisfaction of UNMOVIC."[/Q]
Please....where are the chemical and biological agents you possessed in 1998? Where is the place where they were destroyed? Wow, so by what you are saying, it appears that the inspectors job in Iraq is almost done???????
[Q]But he cautioned that if the United States indicated it will go to war anyway, Iraq might stop destroying the missiles.
"If it turns out at an early stage during this month that America is not going to a legal way, then why should we continue?" al-Saadi asked. [/Q]
Because you agreed to the terms of the Cease-Fire Agreement in Resolution 687. How about there for starters??? These are the words of a country that respects its agreements? These are the sounds of a country that respects the UN Security Council? Give me a break. However, the news tomorrow will be that the US presence in the Middle East is a threat to peace. Want to bet that by the end of the week, they are calling for the withdrawall of the US Forces in the Region?
[Q]
Inspectors returned Sunday to al-Aziziya, an abandoned helicopter airfield 95 kilometers southeast of Baghdad where Iraq says it destroyed R-400 bombs filled with biological weapons in 1991.
Al-Saadi said 157 of the R-400 bombs contained anthrax, aflotoxin and botulin toxin. He added Iraq has been excavating them and so far has uncovered eight bombs intact.
On Sunday, U.N. weapons inspectors took samples of the material in the bombs to confirm their composition. Al-Saadi said Iraq had destroyed 1.5 tons of VX and was trying to prove that to inspectors. [/Q]
Finally, we know where the biological weapons are......But wait a minute.....We are supposed to believe this? 1991...you destroyed them in 1991 you say? Well, you had from 1991-1998 to show the inspectors this area. Why didn't you show it to us then? This seems so strange that you could have saved the world all this time wondering. Hmmmm.... I just do not buy it.
Tomorrow's HEADLINES: Iraq discloses where he missing agents are. Inspections work.
[Q]Iraq has agreed to destroy all unassembled pieces, software, launchers, fuel and equipment used to make the Al Samoud 2 in "a few days or a very short few weeks," according to Demetrius Perricos, the deputy of chief weapons inspector Hans Blix.
Al-Saadi indicated it is not easy for Iraq to do that. He said Iraq won't let anyone see photographs or video images of the missile destruction ? despite the potential impact on world opinion ? because it would be too bitter for the Iraqi people to watch.
"It is too harsh. It is unacceptable," he said. "That's why we have released no pictures."[/Q]
OMG...OMG....I cannot stop laughing at this. Please, someone make it stop already. the Iraqi people cannot handle seeing the pictures of missles destroyed? He makes it sound like they would be looking at one of their homes destroyed. Give me a frigging break.
[Q]Al-Saadi also appealed to Americans' pocketbooks. "UNMOVIC costs $80 million a year. A war would cost upwards of $80 billion ? plus bloodshed on both sides," he said. He pointed out that UNMOVIC is financed by Iraq's oil-for-food program and asked which of two possibilities made more sense: "Disarmament ? peaceful ? at no cost to the American taxpayer. A war ? $80 billion ? to achieve disarmament."[/Q]
I am writing my check for my piece fo the $380 per person that I read recently it would cost to go to war. I hope the president hires a PR firm, because, we are getting our asses kicked by Saddam and his spin Doctors.
PEACE
http://www.albawaba.com/news/index.php3?sid=243219&lang=e&dir=news
The President is losing the PR War BADLY. Saddam is playing a game of cat and mouse with the Administration and the UN. The problem is that the UN wants to play, the world wants to play. While the United States does not want to play, it is now stuck with the situation which may very well lead to the demise of Nato and the UN.
Here are some quotes from today's press conference in Iraq:
[Q]"As you can see, there is proactive cooperation from the Iraqi side," Saddam Hussein's scientific adviser, Lt. Gen. Amer al-Saadi, said at a news conference. [/Q]
Right....This is proactive. These are the missles you denied having all these months and years. It makes me think, wow, I wonder what they are hiding since they were so willing to give these up, these missles that they were not supposed to have. Interesting that you disclose them and agree to destroy them when the resolution is being debated that would authorize force from the UN.
[Q]"Practically all the areas of concern to UNMOVIC and the subjects of remaining disarmament questions have been addressed," he said. "We hope that it will be to the satisfaction of UNMOVIC."[/Q]
Please....where are the chemical and biological agents you possessed in 1998? Where is the place where they were destroyed? Wow, so by what you are saying, it appears that the inspectors job in Iraq is almost done???????
[Q]But he cautioned that if the United States indicated it will go to war anyway, Iraq might stop destroying the missiles.
"If it turns out at an early stage during this month that America is not going to a legal way, then why should we continue?" al-Saadi asked. [/Q]
Because you agreed to the terms of the Cease-Fire Agreement in Resolution 687. How about there for starters??? These are the words of a country that respects its agreements? These are the sounds of a country that respects the UN Security Council? Give me a break. However, the news tomorrow will be that the US presence in the Middle East is a threat to peace. Want to bet that by the end of the week, they are calling for the withdrawall of the US Forces in the Region?
[Q]
Inspectors returned Sunday to al-Aziziya, an abandoned helicopter airfield 95 kilometers southeast of Baghdad where Iraq says it destroyed R-400 bombs filled with biological weapons in 1991.
Al-Saadi said 157 of the R-400 bombs contained anthrax, aflotoxin and botulin toxin. He added Iraq has been excavating them and so far has uncovered eight bombs intact.
On Sunday, U.N. weapons inspectors took samples of the material in the bombs to confirm their composition. Al-Saadi said Iraq had destroyed 1.5 tons of VX and was trying to prove that to inspectors. [/Q]
Finally, we know where the biological weapons are......But wait a minute.....We are supposed to believe this? 1991...you destroyed them in 1991 you say? Well, you had from 1991-1998 to show the inspectors this area. Why didn't you show it to us then? This seems so strange that you could have saved the world all this time wondering. Hmmmm.... I just do not buy it.
Tomorrow's HEADLINES: Iraq discloses where he missing agents are. Inspections work.
[Q]Iraq has agreed to destroy all unassembled pieces, software, launchers, fuel and equipment used to make the Al Samoud 2 in "a few days or a very short few weeks," according to Demetrius Perricos, the deputy of chief weapons inspector Hans Blix.
Al-Saadi indicated it is not easy for Iraq to do that. He said Iraq won't let anyone see photographs or video images of the missile destruction ? despite the potential impact on world opinion ? because it would be too bitter for the Iraqi people to watch.
"It is too harsh. It is unacceptable," he said. "That's why we have released no pictures."[/Q]
OMG...OMG....I cannot stop laughing at this. Please, someone make it stop already. the Iraqi people cannot handle seeing the pictures of missles destroyed? He makes it sound like they would be looking at one of their homes destroyed. Give me a frigging break.
[Q]Al-Saadi also appealed to Americans' pocketbooks. "UNMOVIC costs $80 million a year. A war would cost upwards of $80 billion ? plus bloodshed on both sides," he said. He pointed out that UNMOVIC is financed by Iraq's oil-for-food program and asked which of two possibilities made more sense: "Disarmament ? peaceful ? at no cost to the American taxpayer. A war ? $80 billion ? to achieve disarmament."[/Q]
I am writing my check for my piece fo the $380 per person that I read recently it would cost to go to war. I hope the president hires a PR firm, because, we are getting our asses kicked by Saddam and his spin Doctors.
PEACE
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