<This was as predictable as a hammer dropped near the surface of a neutron star hitting the ground.

Iraq is certainly going to try to play this "plant" card in hopes of defusing any further surprises the inspectors uncover.

If we go in and kick their asses and uncover vast underground facilities later, it's going to be tough to convince some people that we brought the underground facilities with us and snuck them in front of the cameras, but since the Iraqi leadership will be only a fond memory then, it's probably a moot point as far as they're concerned.

Still, the world is full of anti-American gasbrains who will cheerfully buy any load of horse exhaust they come up with. Watch this develop.