Saddam Hussein interprets peace movement as support
The Washington Post reports that the mass peace protests and the obstruction in the Security Council have given Hussein a feeling of greater security. As a result, he has abandon cooperation he had earlier provided or promised to provide. Just more evidence that this dictator only responds to force and threats of same.
Thursday, February 20, 2003
Saturday, February 15, 2003
Feb 14th's Security Council Meeting at the UN
The public portion of the meeting and Powell's press conderence afterward can be viewed at the UN site.
Given the history of the past 12 years, we can easily speculate on the most probable outcome of a victory of the Franco-Russo-Chinese possition. As the US threat increases against Iraq, Iraq seeks to buy time by complying ever so slightly, by degrees. As the US threat diminishes, Iraq will continue to talk the talk, but the walk will become retrograde, and greater obstacles and problems will arrise for inspectors. Eventually, as has happened twice in the past, the inspectors will abandon their mission. This is the goal of France, who profits by their relationship with Iraq, and is the primary agent of Iraq's exports.
Paul Berman advances his case that Joschka Fischer's New Left backround blinds him to opposing Iraq's dictator in Slate. Ultimatly, Fischer's New Left backround causes him to fear fascism in the US more than he fears its dangers in Iraq. You can see his earlier New Reublic article on Fischer here.
In many ways, Iraq has been the catalyst for a great struggle between the inheritors of the New Left, and the Neoconservatives.
One of the final results of this crisis will be the irrelevance of the UN. Interestingly, it all proves Nixon's concern that the US not withdrawl from Vietnam in a way that makes it look weak, unreliable, and skittish. Likewise his protoge, Alexander Haig's similar arguments in a multitude of places, including Lebanon.
As a final observation, its interesting how many notable figures (not to mention the general consensus) in America opposed getting involved in the war against Hitler prior to Pearl Harbor. I saw Joseph Kennedy on the History Channel not to long ago embrace the name appeasor with regard to Germany.
The public portion of the meeting and Powell's press conderence afterward can be viewed at the UN site.
Given the history of the past 12 years, we can easily speculate on the most probable outcome of a victory of the Franco-Russo-Chinese possition. As the US threat increases against Iraq, Iraq seeks to buy time by complying ever so slightly, by degrees. As the US threat diminishes, Iraq will continue to talk the talk, but the walk will become retrograde, and greater obstacles and problems will arrise for inspectors. Eventually, as has happened twice in the past, the inspectors will abandon their mission. This is the goal of France, who profits by their relationship with Iraq, and is the primary agent of Iraq's exports.
Paul Berman advances his case that Joschka Fischer's New Left backround blinds him to opposing Iraq's dictator in Slate. Ultimatly, Fischer's New Left backround causes him to fear fascism in the US more than he fears its dangers in Iraq. You can see his earlier New Reublic article on Fischer here.
In many ways, Iraq has been the catalyst for a great struggle between the inheritors of the New Left, and the Neoconservatives.
One of the final results of this crisis will be the irrelevance of the UN. Interestingly, it all proves Nixon's concern that the US not withdrawl from Vietnam in a way that makes it look weak, unreliable, and skittish. Likewise his protoge, Alexander Haig's similar arguments in a multitude of places, including Lebanon.
As a final observation, its interesting how many notable figures (not to mention the general consensus) in America opposed getting involved in the war against Hitler prior to Pearl Harbor. I saw Joseph Kennedy on the History Channel not to long ago embrace the name appeasor with regard to Germany.
Hans Blix proves the negative
Amazing. Hans Blix proves the negative case. According to EUobserver, "The issues of anthrax, nerve agent VX and long range missiles are the 'most important problems we are facing,' he added. But he also rejected the claims of US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, that the Iraqi’s had managed to hide weapons from the inspectors." If the Iraqi dictator has not concealed WMD, why are issues of anthrax and VX important? If Iraq has not produced, and have not concealed WMD, where are the anthrax and VX? How can Blix possibly know what Iraq has concealed? If it is concealed, that means we don't know about it. Apparently Blix has trancended the problem of knowing what he does not know. Perhaps he reads the future in copper bowl on a three legged stool. Perhaps he is just an unabashed tool.
Amazing. Hans Blix proves the negative case. According to EUobserver, "The issues of anthrax, nerve agent VX and long range missiles are the 'most important problems we are facing,' he added. But he also rejected the claims of US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, that the Iraqi’s had managed to hide weapons from the inspectors." If the Iraqi dictator has not concealed WMD, why are issues of anthrax and VX important? If Iraq has not produced, and have not concealed WMD, where are the anthrax and VX? How can Blix possibly know what Iraq has concealed? If it is concealed, that means we don't know about it. Apparently Blix has trancended the problem of knowing what he does not know. Perhaps he reads the future in copper bowl on a three legged stool. Perhaps he is just an unabashed tool.
Sunday, February 09, 2003
Pnemonia
I was supposed to spend the last two weeks of January teaching in a single 4th grade classroom, but the little balls of infection gave me the flu and it turned into Pnemonia. So goes the first week of February. I'm feeling better, though still on antibiotics, and will start teaching again on Monday.
I was supposed to spend the last two weeks of January teaching in a single 4th grade classroom, but the little balls of infection gave me the flu and it turned into Pnemonia. So goes the first week of February. I'm feeling better, though still on antibiotics, and will start teaching again on Monday.
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