"Now the thing to do is to see whether Bush sets about trying to extend any inspections in ways designed to try to stop Saddam agreeing to them."

Very valid point.

Even if GW is bluffing -- which I doubt, but hope so! -- and even if he isn't going to deliberately provoke Saddam (which I also doubt), I still think he has unrealistic expectations. It's not feasible to expect Saddam to roll over and wiggle his paws in the air like a dog because we threaten to drop a few more bombs on Iraq than we already do now. I suspect that's all the Bush would be happy with, and it ain't gonna happen.