Posted on 12/06/2002 6:02:47 AM PST by FreedomWarrior
The real Bush plan
Posted: December 6, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Ellen Ratner
© 2002 WorldNetDaily.com
Many people, especially on the left, were surprised when Capt. Ahab Bush finally agreed to send U.N. inspectors to Iraq in search of the Great White Whale of Mass Destruction. Was our commander in chief, a formerly blustering unilateralist suddenly seized by an attack of bleeding-heart globalony? I don't think so. Instead, I think Bush has a plan, which I would like to share with you, my devoted readers.
For starters, Bush has as much faith in Hans "Mr. Magoo" Blix as I have in Dick Cheney's commitment to environmentalism. So why send him? After all, many on the right are fearful that Bush has entered what some call, "The U.N. Trap." By agreeing to U.N. inspectors, some think that Bush has implicitly bound U.S. policy to whatever they do – or don't – find. And while I wholeheartedly support Blix's efforts and oppose this looming war, I also have to admit that these particular inspectors probably couldn't find their head and its attached body. I also think that Bush knew that from the get-go. After all, Herr Blix was Saddam's inspector of choice back in 1998 when Kofi Anan attempted to renegotiate the eviction of UNSCOM (the last U.N. inspection effort) from Iraq.
So what's our president up to? Here's a guess.
For starters, forget about the daily press briefings in Baghdad, New York and Washington. The more you look and listen, the dumber you get. Instead, keep your eye on the bouncing red ball – Dec. 8, 2002. That's the date that Iraq has to come clean with an inventory of their weapons. And along with death and taxes, the only other thing you can be absolutely sure of is that right under the column labeled "Weapons of Mass Destruction" will be a fat goose egg. Zero. Bupkis. Nada.
For all I know, Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction. Or maybe they do. Saddam doesn't call me with a daily count. But there's one thing I believe, and that is that Bush never would have agreed to the inspections unless he knew – and could prove to the world – that Saddam's sitting on some pretty bad bugs, ghoulish gasses or even nasty nukes. But here's the twist – Bush doesn't have much confidence that Blix will find them – but for coalition purposes, he had to pretend to "talk the talk" while he was preparing U.S. military force to "walk the walk."
So here's the bottom line: On Dec. 8, Iraq claims a "whistling-past-the-graveyard" weapons inventory of zip. Bush takes the weekend and a few days – maybe a week or so – to give No-fix Blix a chance to find "something." If, or more likely when, the U.N. comes up empty handed, Bush then calls a JFK-style "Cuban Missile"-type press conference, complete with maps, charts, photos and any other evidence proving that Blix needs to see an optician and that, in fact, Iraq has weapons of mass destruction. Look for a presentation not only from the White House, but before the U.N. Security Council and perhaps even the General Assembly.
At least since 1991, the United States has been overflying Iraq with just about anything that can snap a picture, detect infrared, thermal, radio or radiation emissions. We probably have better maps of Baghdad than downtown Washington. These days, I have to figure that the combined number of U.S. Special Forces, CIA, French, British and Israeli intelligence agents in Iraq probably outnumber the native population. The point is that if Saddam's got these kinds of weapons, we already know about it. And if the U.N. can't find them, leave it to the famous regime-change consulting firm of Bush, Rumsfeld & Franks. And trust that if Blix blanks, Bush blusters – but probably with some pretty hard evidence.
For the sake of world peace, I hope that if Saddam's got them, Blix finds them. Because at least then, the issue will go back to the Security Council with some glimmer of hope that the world can peacefully negotiate Iraqi disarmament. But if Iraq's got them, and Blix doesn't find them, then look out – the sequel to the Gulf War will be coming soon to your local TV screen.
It could make for a very hazardous holiday season this year. I just hope Santa Claus has Electronic Counter Measures built into his sleigh.
Editor's note: Reporter Gareth Schweitzer contributed to this column.
Ellen Ratner is the White House correspondent and bureau chief for the Talk Radio News service. She is also Washington bureau chief and political editor for Talkers Magazine. In addition, Ratner is a news analyst at the Fox News Channel.
Life is a guess for both Ratner and Schweitzer. Neither one of those cretins could find their a** with both hands if you spotted them nine fingers.
However, even after years of being exposed to the Rat mentality, I am having trouble understanding the conclusions the Rats are almost universally espousing on Iraq. They agree Saddam has WMD, They agree Saddam is a beast, They agree Saddam brutalizes his own people and is a liar who has thumbed his nose at "the World Community" for 11 years......and......they are horrified that we may attack him. Instead, we must peacefully "negotiate" disarmament.
Here is my conclusion to explain this rank inconsistency....
The Dems believe that if Saddam remains in power, it will hurt Bush in the next election. Hence, they root fore Saddam to hang on to power. Simple as that....."If only Iraq could humiliate the U.S. on the world stage, we could win back the White House....Oh, and an economic depression would be nice as well."
Get over it, you will never be invited to security meeting and will never be party to all the evidence collected, so just cool your jets.
You can, like numerous others, continue to belittle OUR President and in the end, just the others doing the same thing, you will also be eating your words.
Actually, it is very simple. The Rats dont want another Republican success story. Just like Reagan won the Cold war, Bush is going to win the Middle East war.
I fully expect that 5 years from now, Iraq and Iran will be democratic, and the Palestinians will have a state of their own.
When this happens, the Jewish AND the Islamic vote will belong to Republicans in the same way that the Black vote belongs to the Rats. The Rats only care about one thing, that being Power.
Anything that Republicans do that could give them long-term success, they are against by default.
Wouldn't the singular 'reader' have been more appropriate than the plural 'readers'?
Or at least an IFF beacon.
Anyway, Dec 8 has much more meaning. That's when we wake up and discover we have a new Senator in LA!
Where she goes off the reservation is assuming that this issue will go back to the UN, assuming that Hans Blix's Keystone Kops do find anything. The role of the UN in this matter is over. Whatever Blix finds, or doesn't find, whatever evidence we have independent of Blix, will be only window-dressing.
Such things will be presented as the reason why we have taken military action. No further decision of any kind will be sought from the UN (read: the French). That's why I expect the new and final war on Hussein to begin in late December or early January, at the convenience of the US and its few allies in this effort. (See first link, below.)
Congressman Billybob
Because at least then, the issue will go back to the Security Council with some glimmer of hope that the world can peacefully negotiate Iraqi disarmament.
What I cannot understand it the persistence of belief in this demonstrated failure. Negotiate with what? The UN's members are ignoring the sanctions and Saddam is ignoring the WMD prohibition. That is, after all, why we are in this position.
"He never calls me anymore."
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