So in adddition to the UN inspectors there'd be five sets of inspectors from the five Permanent Members of the Security Council roaming around and threading on each other toes, each with its own military forces, and military bases. It all sounds like what happened to China at the end of the last century. And that didn't work out too well.

Or maybe a US Zone of Occupation, UK Zone, Frenmch Zone, Russian Zone and Chinese Zone. And a guerrilla war of national liberation in all ofvthem, spilling over the frontiers. Al Qaida will love this.

This "proposal" is designed to be rejected by Iraq and allow a figleaf for a US run invasion with hired help from the UK.

The best hope is that the French and the Russians will dig their heels in, and that in spite of it all there'll be viable inspections without delay. Not that that will stop Bush more like than not - even if there's a report saying Iraq no longer has any WMDs, he's likely to brush it aside and press the invasion button. The only people who can stop Bush are the Americans.