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Monday, November 18, 2002
Skirmishing... of the kind this blog has followed in Iraq since last August is now a pretext for war, according to canada.com. The interesting thing is that although U.S. planes have been radar-painted and fired at, we're not -- yet -- using it as a reason to pull the inspectors and pummel Baghdad. Good. I still think inspections are a charade, but the White House, right now, is showing patience.
At the White House, spokesman Scott McClellan said Monday the Iraqi anti-aircraft fire "appears to be a violation" of the UN resolution that sent the inspectors back to Iraq, but declined to say if Washington would seek Security Council action as allowed under the guidelines.
UPDATE: Now I see this is a top story in the New York Times. So the White-House-showing-patience is probably what the White House wants everyone to hear. Which makes me think that we might, in the near future, go to war over this no-fly-zone technicality. Clever.
posted by Michael Scott Moore |
9:07 PM
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