'I have never put our justification for action as regime change. We have to act within the terms set out in resolution 1441. That is our legal base.'

"Speaks volumes!

I wonder how it can prove it's got no weapons if it hasn't got them."

No one has ever said that verifying is an easy process. South Africa spent 2 years doing it. That's why we did allow some time for Saddam to comply. 12 years proved Saddam wasn't complying. The only question was could Saddam see that the consequence were serious enough that he would choose to take a radical path towards complying. The situation is the house is burning down- worrying about whether the toliet seat in up or down, is no longer important. Instead you do things like take axes to doors and spray the place down with a firehose.