Annan Sees No Reason Yet for Military Action Against Iraq
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says he sees no reason for military action against Iraq at this time. In an interview with Israel's Army Radio, Mr. Annan said U.N. inspectors should be allowed to finish their work.
Kofi Annan said the U.N. inspectors are in Iraq to ferret out banned weapons or weapons programs Iraq may have. He told Israel's Army Radio it was agreed that the inspectors should report their findings to the U.N. Security Council January 27.
Therefore, he said there is no basis for further action now, since Iraq has cooperated with the inspectors. "Iraq is cooperating, and [the inspectors] are able to do their work in an unimpeded manner," said Mr. Annan. "Therefore I do not see an argument for a military action now."
Meanwhile Back at the ranch: A little insider info from a source that formerly served as a Pentagon advisor- "The US is leaning so far forward (a reference to the economic and political ramification of the current mid-east military build-up) that war is inevitable no matter the outcome of the inspections." One could even say that the US has been marching off to war from the beginning.
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