Two to three weeks. Four weeks max.
Then it's "Boom, Boom, Out Go the Lights!"
The politics of the whole thing is going to be very interesting and dynamic during that time.
I just hope the President can make a very strong case, so all of our flacid "allies" can find cover by saying - "We didn't know it was -that- bad."
Remember when our UN Ambassador Jean Kirpatrick played the intercepted voice transmissions of the Soviet pilot as he shot down Korean Flight 007?
Now that was a "Great Moment" in UN history!
I just hope the President can make a very strong case, so all of our flacid "allies" can find cover by saying - "We didn't know it was -that- bad."Sorry, it does not matter to any non-English-speaking country, except maybe Israel and Kuwait, how strong the case is. Countries like France, Russia, and China insisted on Blix (rather than an honest Swede such as Rolf Ekeus) heading the inspectors because they do not want, and will not accept, a strong case.