Why UNSCOM Matters.(United Nations Special Commission; the importance of finding Iraq's weapons)(Brief Article)(Column)

From: Newsweek | Date: November 23, 1998| Author: Butler, Richard | Copyright information

The chief inspector explains how Saddam's tactics undermine the world's 40-year effort to put civilization ahead of technology.

If another crisis with iraq goes off the boil, people inevitably will ask whether it was worth all the trouble and expense of nearly going to war, just to get the inspection team I direct back into a cat-and-mouse game with Saddam Hussein. I can understand the frustration; but I can also say, yes, it was right to stand up to Saddam so that these...

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