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...action against him. On the surface, the letter dispatched to U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan appeared to fulfill U.S. demands that Iraq let unfettered inspections resume immediately. But it came with a two-page annex listing nine items Iraq wanted in return, which Saddam dubbed "positions" but the U.S. called unacceptable "conditions." The approval--and global sigh of relief--that initially greeted Saddam's backdown soured into fresh anxiety. Annan, who had welcomed the missive as a "positive step" that "in my opinion" met U.N. demands, was forced to call for "clarifications...
That, of course, is the question that has been vexing Clinton for six years. Since taking office, he has pursued a policy aides call "keeping Saddam in his box." But he refuses to stay put. Clinton tried peaceful diplomacy, but Saddam just signs and cheats. He tried Tomahawk diplomacy; Saddam just ducks and ignores 'em. Even as Clinton last week charted a sustained bombing campaign that one offiCIAl likened to a "slow, soaking rain," no one suggested that it would rid the world of Saddam. The goal of the strikes was more modest and less satisfying: to "degrade" Iraq...
Attack or no attack, Saddam has succeeded again in one thing he wanted: to call attention to Iraq's complaint that eight years of inspections and sanctions are enough. He is not alone in the belief that Iraq's innocent civilians have suffered too much, too long. While the U.S. can brush aside his letter's nine points for now as so much Swiss cheese, the issues they raise lie at the heart of the tug-of-war. Iraq says it has largely complied with disarmament demands; the U.S. insists that Saddam is hiding stockpiles of germ weapons...
...West Wing desk to the Oval Office and even to the President's putting green, working to muster all the pieces for a strong strike against Saddam. And it was Berger who went on TV to explain that Saddam's capitulation wasn't good enough. His co-workers call him a maestro--the man who puts together foreign policy and helps the President choose actions...
...happy. That's why House Republicans last week looked like Michael Jackson doing the moonwalk--imitating forward movement toward impeachment while in reality backing away. Though Hyde said right after the election that Starr would be his committee's sole major witness, committee aides were suggesting he may call others, including presidential adviser Bruce Lindsey...