bb, I fail to understand how it is that you - and others - on the one hand cite Saddam's non-compliance with the UN dictum and on the other hand scoff at the UN. Question: Was the UN resolution a valid one? If it was, was the fact that it/they were in no hurry to go to war over the noncompliance also valid?

Conversely, if the UN refusal to go to war was NOT a valid response, then was the UN determination of noncompliance a valid opinion?

If the UN's refusal to go to war over Saddam's noncompliance was valid then why did the US go to war unilaterally? Is the US not a member of the UN body? What happened to rule of law?

By the way, I don't want to hear about the oil for food scandal that the UN is alleged to have been involved in UNTIL we/you are equally incensed and curious as to what happened to the billions of dollars that have not been accounted for that were given by Americans to American corporations in Iraq. Aren't you up in arms about that?