Speculation this evening that Iraq may allow weapons inspectors back into the country. But will they be given unfettered access?
The BBC reported this evening that there is growing speculation that Iraq may permit UN weapons inspectors back into Iraq. A 'senior Arab official' is the source, it seems, although he has said the 'tenor' of the announcement apparently to be made by Iraq is not yet known.
Of course, I would love to see it possible to avoid a war and for the UN weapons inspectors to be allowed to go about their legitimate business without interference from the Iraqi authorities, but I am not holding my breath. There have been too many cases in the past of Iraq seeming to permit something, then back-tracking. It could be just one more effort on their part to obfuscate and delay action to force change in that country. The US and its allies will need to maintain a steady nerve over coming days to ensure that efforts to embroil them in pointless delays, under the guise of diplomatic moves aimed at promoting peace, do not succeed in diverting them from the path reiterated last week by President Bush and by Prime Minister Tony Blair.
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