Shots Across The Bow

Inspections are working...

I've had a revelation folks. I was thinking about this on my way home from work the other night and it hit me.

The inspections worked.

Think about it. Through the course of the inspections, we have learned the following facts:

1. Iraq has designed and test fired a missile which exceeds the maximum range allowed by about 20 miles. This is a material breach of the UN resolution.
   
2. Iraq has chemical warheads after claiming to have destroyed them all. These warheads have no trace of chemicals, which means that they are not old, but newly manufactured. This is a material breach of the UN resolution.
   
3. Iraq has failed to demonstrate that they have destroyed tons of chemical munitions they admitted earlier to having. This is a breach of the UN resolutions.

They have the munitions, the warheads, and the transport. In short they have all the components for an active chemical warfare program.

So, the inspections have done their job and demonstrated that Iraq has not just failed to comply with the terms of the cease fire, they have worked actively to circumvent those terms, and the inspections which sought to verify compliance. We know that far from disarming, Iraq has continued developing and implementing a weapons program banned by the UN. The failure lies not with the inspections but with the pusillanimous cowards in the UN who prefer appeasement to enforcement. Somehow they've changed the goal of the inspections from disarmament to containment, as if the latter were a possibility. Supposedly, since Saddam hasn't used his weapons of mass destruction, that's as good as if he didn't have them.

Balderdash!

We know Hussein supports terrorists, both in Al Qaida and the Islamic Jihad. He allows them free access to Iraq, supplies them with cash and weapons, and provides medical treatment and sanctuary for their leaders. It is reasonable to assume he would give chemical and biological weapons to them as well. After all, he keeps a cloak of deniability, one which allows his allies in the UN to turn a blind eye.

The more I think about it, the more I become convinced that our so called friends in the UN see that they have more to gain by opposing us than supporting us. Russia and China have never been our friends, and they both stand to gain if the US loses global stature. Germany has little reason to like us, as we are a constant reminder of her failures. France is the worst of the lot. She is not only passively helping Hussein by hindering the US; she is actively helping Iraq in hopes of bringing down the US. France has turned like the whore she is, going with the one who pays her the most.

I usually try to keep a civil tone in this blog. I know I'm opinionated, but I try not to get too personal with folks who disagree, however, I've had enough. Anybody who doesn't understand that Iraq represents an imminent danger to the US and our allies is either brain dead, brain washed, terminally stupid, or a coward. There can be principled opposition to war, and I respect those who are truly pacifists, but I've heard darned few arguments along those lines. Instead I've heard about "American Imperialism", and "cowboy unilateralism", and "blood for oil", and all the other stupid slogans which aren't even remotely related to reality.

Folks, you need to get just one fact through your thick skulls: SoDamn Insane wants you dead. He wants your children dead. He wants America dead. He wants Israel dead.

Get it?

He'll let you yammer and sing and chant your little peace ditties, but when he's ready, he won't give a damn if you were anti war or not. Smallpox and ricin and sarin don't check to see if you demonstrated against the war. They kill indiscriminately, and they are his weapon of choice. Think about that the next time you want to "give peace a chance."

Posted by Rich at February 16, 2003 3:05 AM