Remember this? Get ready to see a repeat.
CD
Posted on 09/13/2002 7:44:44 AM PDT by Tumbleweed_Connection
Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz on Friday rejected the unconditional return of U.N. arms inspectors as demanded by Washington, saying the move would not avert U.S. military designs on Baghdad.
"The return of inspectors without conditions will not solve the problem ...because we have had a bad experience with them. Is it clever to repeat an experience that failed and did not prevent aggression?" Aziz told Dubai-based Arab satellite station MBC in an interview to be broadcast at 11:00 a.m. EDT. The footage was seen in advance by Reuters.
U.N. weapons inspectors responsible for accounting for Iraq's nuclear, chemical, biological and ballistic weapons were pulled out of Iraq in December 1998 on the eve of U.S. British-bombing raids and have not been allowed to return.
"Is the great diplomacy they are talking about to delay the U.S. aggression four or five months and then to take place after the inspectors had returned?" Aziz asked.
U.S. President George Bush told the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that unspecified action against Iraq would be inevitable unless the U.N. forced Baghdad to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.
Scott, I hope you're being paid enough to justify your treachery.
Remember this? Get ready to see a repeat.
CD
Thank you Mr. Aziz. You've been a great player and you can pick up a copy of our home game "REGIME CHANGE" at the exit. Com on folks, let's give him a hand...for tomorrow he dies.
Just like we got these dingdongs: 
Exactly! The inspectors need only carry a trusty Garmin GPS receiver. When they are denied access, call in the coordinates to the Navy for Tomahawk strike. Seems like I remember reading somewhere that the flight time from the Persian Gulf to Bagdad for a Tomahawk was about 30 minutes. I think I'd send a couple of platoons of SEALS with the inspectors just for intimidation factor, too.
On 3 March, CINCCENT met with Iraqi senior military officers, including the III Corps commander, to finalize cease-fire terms. After the Iraqis informed CINCCENT about the status of Coalition Prisoners of War (POW) in Iraqi hands, the Iraqis asked for an accounting of the Iraqi EPWs the Coalition held.
When CINCCENT replied the counting was still going on, but the number exceeded 58,000, the Iraqi vice chief of staff, according to eyewitness accounts, appeared stunned. When he asked the III Corps commander if this were possible, he replied that it was possible, but he did not know.
The discussion then turned to establishing a no-contact line to separate Coalition and Iraqi forces. When CINCCENT presented his proposed line, the Iraqi vice chief of staff asked why it was drawn behind the Iraqi troops. CINCCENT said this was the forward line of the Coalition advance.
The Iraqi officer, again looking stunned, turned to the III Corps commander, who again replied that it was possible, but he did not know. Thus, three days after hostilities ended, the Iraqi senior military leadership did not know how many men they had lost or where the Coalition forces were. While their ignorance may in part reflect the weaknesses of a totalitarian system in which bad news travels slowly, it undoubtedly also reflects the crippling of Iraqi intelligence and communications by the air campaign, the effectiveness of the deception actions at all levels, and the sweep, speed, and boldness of the ground campaign.
AYERGHHH!
LOL! Gawd that makes me giggle when I add that sound effect! Try it! Say it real loud and fast ARGH! Oh man. That's funny.
AYERGHHH! Hoist the mizzenmast and swab the decks, ye scurvy dogs!
Eye'll make ye walk the gangplank!
"Thems that die, they be the lucky ones."
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