If the Iraqis were to use any chemical weapons, then I think the public opinion around the world would immediately turn against Iraq, and they would say, as well, that the invasion was justified. |
If there are any obstructions or problems, we will report them, |
If they have any -- and still, that's a big if -- I would doubt that they would use it because a lot of countries and people in the world are negative to the idea of waging war, |
In the course of these inspections, we have not found any smoking gun. |
In the dossier for which I am responsible -- the biological and chemical [weapons] and missiles -- there are a great many questions that relate to whether Iraq still has any of those left -- many, many unanswered questions. |
In the Middle Ages when people were convinced there were witches they certainly found them. This is a bit risky, |
information that conflicts with this account. |
Inspection is not a game of catch as catch can. Regrettably, the 12,000-page declaration, most of which is a reprint of earlier documents, does not seem to contain any new evidence that will eliminate the questions. |
is a disarmament resolution and not an inspection resolution. |
It [editing the report] was a very fast operation, of course. And we have a limited number of people and they worked very, very hard over the weekend, and I am pleased they were able to do so. |
It feels like an intrusion into your integrity in a situation when you are actually on the same side, |
It is not enough to open doors. Inspection is not a game of catch as catch can. Iraq appears not to have come to genuine acceptance, not even today, of the disarmament that was demanded of it. |
It seems to me that they could do things which would change the situation, ... The principal issue is weapons of mass destruction. |
It would be awkward if we were doing inspections and then a new mandate, with new, changed directives were to arise, ... It would be better have those earlier. My impression is that there is good intensity with talks about that, and we will abide by whatever the council decides. |
It would be inappropriate for me to assume they still have weapons of mass destruction, but at the same time, it would be naive to exclude that possibility, |