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Chirac and Saddam have to be in constant contact because this weak attempt at disarming Iraq must have been Chirac's idea. He probably told Saddam to destroy those missiles so Chirac could go to the UN and show them that Saddam is complying. These dirty little secrets hidden in Iraq must mean an awful lot to France....I can't wait until we find exactly what those dirty little secrets are! To have President Bush stand before the world with proof of Saddam's lies and Frances interests is going to be a grand day!!!

I agree. France's role as apologist for Iraq has been despicable. Their public relations ploy may have some impact. According to a Gallup poll, if Iraq removes the missles, people oppose war by roughly 60 to 30%. While I perceive this poll question to be cooked (the way it was asked, people were led to believe that the only sticking point in UN inspections with Iraq were the missles), it will give some naifs confidence that the inspections are working despite the fact that the missles are the tip of the iceberg. If it takes this long to squeeze such a modest concession from Hussein, inspections are an exercise in futility.