And he is bargaining from a position of power.

Wouldn't the UN have a better bargaining position with Sadam because of Bush's willingness to use force to back-up the UN position?

Before Bush took his stand on Iraq where was the UN vis-à-vis Iraq?

Seems to me many in the UN and on this BBS were calling for a lifting of sanctions. In other words, Sadam was on the verge of winning his stalemate with the UN. Only when Bush had the courage to stand up to Sadam did the UN get the strength it needed to make a renewed call for inspections...Bush handed the UN a victory if they want it.

But does the UN really want inspections? What if they find WMD's. What will the UN do then?

That is another set of questions.

Scott