26 February 2003 - Iraq missiles

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What Nobody Says

UN: These missiles, and all parts and data related to them, are prohibited and must be destroyed. Thank you and have a nice day.
inspections baffler: Well, the violation is so trifling, and we did declare it ourselves....
Saddam Hussein: (Psst! Play for time!)
inspections baffler: At this sensitive moment, with Iraq under severe external threat, to destroy defensive weapons would be suicidal. But we’re willing to negotiate.
nobody: If you didn’t have weapons like this, you wouldn’t be needing them now.
UN: The deadline is Saturday. Please enjoy your stay.
inspections baffler: Uh, we’ll think about it.
UN: Sure, we have some thinking to do too.

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