War being avoided?

[Titan]

Found this on Yahoo!. It looks like Iraq is starting to cooperate. So do you think that now they are dismantling thier missiles, do you think war will be avoided?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=514&ncid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20030301/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_un_missiles_7

U.N. Confirms Iraq Missile Destruction
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.N. inspectors confirmed Saturday that Iraq (news - web sites) had begun destroying its Al Samoud 2 missiles and had agreed to a timetable to scrap the rest of them within a matter of weeks.
   

U.N. spokesman Hiro Ueki said the procedure began Saturday afternoon under U.N. supervision. Deputy chief inspector Demetrius Perricos said at least one missile was completely destroyed but the process was going more slowly than expected because the rockets were so sturdy.


Perricos also said other interviews with Iraqi scientists were under way Saturday although he gave no further details.


The destruction of the missiles and the interviews with scientists were further signs that Iraq is scrambling to show cooperation with the U.N. disarmament program to prevent an American attack.


The White House was not impressed with the missile destruction.


"Resolution 1441 called for complete, total and immediate disarmament. It did not call for pieces of disarmament," said Merci Viana, a Bush spokeswoman. "The president has always predicted that Iraq would destroy its Al Samoud missiles as part of its game of deception."


Perricos also said one of two casting chambers used to build the missiles had been removed, and Iraqi officials said it would be destroyed Sunday.


Perricos said the timetable for destroying the rest of missiles and their associated systems had been agreed upon. He said the timetable for destruction was "a matter of a few days or a very short few weeks."


He added that it would be in Iraq\'s interest to accelerate the destruction.

I think that if the Iraqi army were reduced rocks and sticks, they would still be attacked.

it\'s like that kid in school that likes to run his mouth cause his big borther is always nearby to protect him

but everyone knows as soon as the big brother (the UN) goes away for a bit, a beating is coming as a lesson

[videoholic]

Those missles suck anyway.  It\'s the chemicals and the boilogical crap that we need to have gotten rid of.

There will still be a war..

Expect to see some new blurry satellite photos soon

Originally posted by videoholic
Those missles suck anyway.  It\'s the chemicals and the boilogical crap that we need to have gotten rid of.

Yeah, it\'s alot easier for us to go to war when we\'re demanding the destruction of weapons we can\'t prove exist.

Saddam is playing a cat and mouse game and the rest of the world and Mr. Blix is falling for it. We put the pressure on and he gives in a little. This could go on forever.

I\'d like to see what he isn\'t destroying.

Ace

[Titan]

I saw on tv one night. The UN inspectors only go to one place at a time (site suspected that has weapons). The Iraqis have time to transport the weapons from location to location without the UN knowing.

Originally posted by Ace
Saddam is playing a cat and mouse game and the rest of the world and Mr. Blix is falling for it. We put the pressure on and he gives in a little. This could go on forever.

I\'d like to see what he isn\'t destroying.

Ace

Unfortunatley, that is how it is..innocent untill proven guilty.(although it is usually the other way around)

Do you really want it any other way?