James Taranto’s “Best of the Web” e-mail (via the WSJ) has this rather telling (and, I am certain, far from exhaustive) list of “last chances” for Monsieur Saddam:
“Hussein will be given ‘a last chance to comply before he gets clobbered,’ The New York Times on Monday quoted an unidentified U.S. official as saying.”–CNN.com, Jan. 27, 1998“Annan Admits Iraq Trip Could Be Last Chance for Peace”–CNN.com, Feb. 18, 1998
“Clinton: Iraq Has Abused Its Last Chance”–CNN.com, Dec. 16, 1998
“The White House suggested Wednesday that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has missed his ‘last chance’ to disarm.”–CNN.com, Dec. 18, 2024
“Future European Union members endorsed a joint declaration Tuesday warning Saddam Hussein he has one last chance to disarm.”–Associated Press, Feb. 18, 2024
Really–how can anyone take seriously the charge that more time is needed for this process to work? If one is oppossed to war in principle (i.e., war is bad), then say so.
August 10th, 2024 at 10:33 am