[Catspaw]

CNN is reporting via Reuters that Powell thinks that Iraq allow inspectors in as a "first step." All the man needs is a bowler and an umbrella to do an imitation of Neville Chamberlain.

LONDON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday that Washington wanted the "first step" toward solving the Iraq crisis to be the return of weapons inspectors to assess President Saddam Hussein's arms capability. http://www.reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=topnews&StoryID=1396163

[Tricorn]

"CNN is reporting via Reuters that Powell thinks that Iraq allow inspectors in as a "first step.""

Where were all these people -- Powell included -- back in 98 when Saddam Hussein kicked the inspectors out of Iraq? Seems to me the world reaction was "Oh, well..." Obviously, these whiners' goals are to pacify world opinion while they do NOTHING.

[sweetliberty]

" Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Sunday that Washington wanted the "first step" toward solving the Iraq crisis to be the return of weapons inspectors to assess President Saddam Hussein's arms capability."

Seems to me that we've been there and done that and that Saddam has violated every attempt at good faith agreements we have had with him. What part of "enemy" does Powell not understand. The only function I can see that might be a valid one that he has served is as a political pawn to make it appear that the administration is playing to the will of the anti-war leftists, but somehow I doubt that is their strategy.