MGOH, what complete and utter twaddle:

"All fifteen members of the security council voted unanimously for a motion that provided n apparent way of stopping a pre-emptive American invasion, by kicking the issue into the long grass until Blix had had a chance to carry out inspections that would determine it one way or another."

I have to assume, judging by the content of the post, that the 'n' between provided and apparent is 'an' and not 'no'.

All 1441 said was that Iraq failed to comply in full with the letter and intent of the resolution they would face serious consequences, the US stated very clearly what they deemed those serious consequences to mean. Further the US reinforced that declaration of intent by placing an armed force of 250,000 men on Iraq's door step, it was the presence of those troops and the urging of the US administration at the time that got Blix & Co back into Iraq, nothing else - even Blix agrees with that.