[Miss Marple]

The UN is not effective, as seen by this statement by Annan. They are willing to take WORDS so that they can go back to their dinner parties. According to TBLSHOW's comments from CNN, the White House is "dismissive." This means that the administration anticipated this.

I expect the Rats will grab this as a way to delay a vote, and the President can then position the Rats as not caring about American security, and rather willingly letting an ineffectual bureacracy call the shots.

The game is afoot, and my bet is on the poker player from Midland.

[B-bone]

the White House is "dismissive." This means that the administration anticipated this

The game is afoot, and my bet is on the poker player from Midland.

You've got that right. Anyone who didn't anticipate this is naive. One more move in a big chess game. It will play out. My bet is the same place your's is.

[MJY1288]

First off, President Bush never asked for the return of Weapons inspectors