I can imagine that the Iraqis undertake the destruction out of fear. If they had denied it, if they had said no, that certainly would have played into the hands of those that would like to take armed action immediately. I have no illusions in that regard.
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Our inspectors had been there, and they had taken a lot of samples, and there was no trace of any chemicals or biological things, ... And the trucks that we had seen were water trucks.Hans Blix
It feels like an intrusion into your integrity in a situation when you are actually on the same side,
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But, he said, the inspectors had been to more than 700 sites in 500 places in Iraq, and ''we didn't find anything.
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But there is a chance that the U.S. will use bombs or missiles against several sites in Iran. Then, the reactions would be strong, and would contribute to increased terrorism.
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We would like to have clues as to where the United States' and other countries' intelligence feel they know Iraqis are storing weapons of mass destruction, ... Then, we can send in the inspectors.
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In the Middle Ages when people were convinced there were witches they certainly found them. This is a bit risky,
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