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...practically become a foregone conclusion, but the inspectors’ recent discovery of empty warheads designed for carrying chemical weapons certainly does not constitute a “smoking gun.” The weapons may have been omitted in Iraq??s 12,000-page declaration Dec. 8, but this is not the material breach the United States needs to convince the world that war is justified. If the war is to be fought with an international mandate, the U.S. must not be overly hasty to start...
...White House would be better served to give inspectors the time they need to do their job. Chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has declared there remain many outstanding questions regarding Iraq??s weapons programs. If the U.S. puts its intelligence resources behind inspections, as others on the Security Council are urging, the U.N. may be successful in disarming Iraq peacefully. If a peaceful solution is not possible, then finding a smoking gun during an inspection is still the only way the U.S. can legitimize its calls for war to the rest of the world. We understand the CIA?...
Sharpton specifically criticized Bush’s role in the possible conflict with Iraq, accusing him of rushing into pre-emptive attack in order to gain control of Iraq??s oil reserves...
Today the United States is facing three simultaneous crises in Iraq, Iran and North Korea, each of which is trying to acquire nuclear weapons. Iran and North Korea are both years ahead of Iraq??s present development; North Korea probably already has a couple of nuclear bombs. The fate of all three countries, however, will largely be settled in Iraq. Over the past year, the United States has staked its credibility on Saddam’s ouster. He has become a symbol separate from the standard moral and practical arguments for war. Unless the United States proves...
...Iraq??s crushing defeat in the Gulf War forced Hussein to change his tactics, but only increased his unbounded recklessness in international affairs. In 1993, Hussein’s agents were foiled in an attempt to assassinate both the Emir of Kuwait and then-President George H. W. Bush. In ordering this crime, Hussein risked an overwhelming military response from the U.S. for little reason other than to gratify his thirst for vengeance. This assassination attempt constitutes a casus belli for the U.S. as long as Hussein remains the ruler of Iraq, and demonstrates that...