logickal wrote:
] Thrynn wrote:
]
] ] up their ass and all of a sudden they want to negotiate.
] ] Whatever.
]
] Ummm - that's the reaction that the threat of use of force is
] intended to provoke. The interesting thing about these
] allegations is that those threats actually elicited some kind
] of response (when the portrayal of Iraq at the time was, in
] essence, a stiff middle finger) that the US govt. willfully
] and intentionally let fall through the cracks.

I can see your point, however, look at how many times the Iraqi officials balked "Welcome inspectors".."get out inspectors".."welcome inspectors". Who's to say this wasn't just another delay tactic? We'll (the general American public) will never know the truth about the matter but we can always sit around and play what if.

RE: Diplomacy: Iraq Said to Have Tried to Reach Last-Minute Deal to Avert War