[thechat] State of Union Address

[Erik Mattheis]

On Tuesday, January 28, 2003, at 08:27 PM, Hugh Blair wrote:

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>> On Behalf Of Erik Mattheis
>> Could someone explain why then the US is not also being
>> accused of not fully ("actively") cooperating with the
>> inspectors?
>
> First, where do you hear that that the US isn't?

Well, mostly in the news, heh heh ... no, seriously, the US has for
quite a while claimed to have evidence ...

<http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/01/28/sprj.irq.us.intelligence/>
<http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20030108_2448.html>

AHA - Bush said it just now: "Powell will soon share information on how
Iraq has deceived the inspectors" - why wan't this information sooner?
Certainly not because they wanted the Inspections to continue to be
deceived?

> I've heard a few stories quietly mentioning that both the
> US and UK have shared intel with the inspectors. I sure
> don't expect to hear the US government make any public
> announcements along those lines. That could compromise
> sources of intel.

Agreed, perhaps it shouldn't be shared with the general public ... but
even playing devil's advocate on myself ... assuming the US has shared
"enough" with the inspectors ... and the evidence wasn't bunk ...
wouldn't it be reasonable to give inspectors as much time they
want/need ... and share "enough" with the Security Council (to satisfy
France and Germany's skepticism).

PS. New Bushism from  tonight: "Fatherless children" (giving him the
benefit of the doubt, maybe that's a hint that he's going to change his
stance on cloning).



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