The Inspections Are Working

[joobz]

You may want to look at a map before you compare Iraq and NK when it comes to military action.

So what do you think would have worked? or is your goal to merely complain about the IAEA?

Having said that this debate has been reduced to me providing sources for my arguments and you and others offering nothing other than your own opinion. There is nothing wrong with that but it only results in a never ending cycle of saying the same things over and over.

I would agree with you except for the fact that your sources are of North Korea and not Iraq (the topic of this thread). If you check back, YOu'll note that I've presented several sources for my opinions on Iraq. You've been going arround and arround with red herrings.
Posting events that occured outside of the appropriate timelines, Posting information regarding NK. And when I mention again that the facts were Iraq didn't have WMDs or a nuke program, you accused me of being a Saddam sympathizer.

and now you're pretending to take the intellectual high road of "Only you presenting facts".

Unless you have information that the inspections failed in Iraq (e.g., materials discovered in Iraq), any other "source" you present is a non sequitor.

Time will tell on all of this. Iraq will emerge as a functioning state or it will not, Iran will emerge as a nuclear power or it will not. A new administration will set things right and the hatred of the United States in many parts of the world will dissipate or it will not.

Of course. Kind of goes without saying, don't you think.

One thing is certain, in 5 months US foreign policy is likely to change drastically and the results will start coming in.

I like your implied, "we will see who's right, who's wrong".

The only point of this thread was a claim that the Inspections were a failure (based upon the news of the yellowcake). I and many others demonstrated that, no, that's a false conclusion. And if anything, it seems that the inspections were working in Iraq.

Instead of admitting this terribly simple, obvious fact (and having to admitt you were wrong), you decide hide behind the "well, I'm gonna be proven right in the big picture..." argument. Which, while you may be right, it doesn't change that you were wrong about the OP.

Now, If you wish to discuss what may or may not occur in 5 months, I'd be happy to. But I can't see it being useful when you seem completely willing to ignore simple "on-point" facts, readily switch the focus of the topic or caste one-dimensional dispersions against others just to avoid admitting error.

 

[Nogbad]

Sorry, that went completely over my head. The post you were responding to by me should have included a smilie that showed my tongue deeply buried in my cheek.

I spotted that - I was merely gilding the lily.

 

[Nogbad]

No we invaded Iraq because the IAEA is totaly ineffective, so invading Iraq is punishing them.

I hope the IAEA feel suitably chastened.