Inspectors are going to order Iraq to destroy it's stockpile of al-Samoud 2 missiles, since they violate the terms of the cease fire that ended the first Gulf War.
Whether or not Iraq destroys the missiles will be a key test for the United States of Baghdad's willingness to give up a defense system just as Washington is building up its military for a possible invasion.
U.S. officials have signaled that an Iraqi refusal would violate Security Council orders that it surrender its ballistic missiles and other weapons of mass destruction.
I'm betting they refuse to comply. Any takers?
Posted by Rich at February 19, 2003 10:05 PM | TrackBack