Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures." -- Daniel Webster
Monday, January 27, 2003 :::
Iraqi officials have failed to fully account for banned weapons programs and have resisted arms inspections, U.N. inspectors reported today. U.S. spokesman John Negroponte reacted to the report by saying Iraq was failing to comply with U.N. disarmament demands and calling on the U.N. to "face its responsibilities."
So says CNN. Doesn't sound a lot different from what we've had before, but our drip drip drip seems increasingly confident. I heard an interesting theory that Hussein thinks there's more glory in a (losing) war with the U.S. than with the U.N., and wants to cooperate just enough that we lose our allied support but not so much that we don't pick up his regime and throw it against a wall (as someone at National Review once put it).