THE DRONE AND BLIX

What can account for Hans Blix’s burial of the serious news of a Saddamite drone aircraft capable of deploying chemical weapons on neighboring countries? At this point, I think we have to conclude that Blix is trying simply to stay relevant, to keep his job and extend his role – regardless of his stated mission to verify Iraq’s disarmament. Otherwise this would have been the headline item in his report to the United Nations. (One aside: why is this news not in the New York Times?) The drone could also presumably be used against American and British and Australian troops. Then we have the news that troops may also have to contend with loosely allied terrorist groups within Iraq. Now think about those two things. They prove that a) Saddam has no intention of disarming himself of chemical weapons and b) his regime is a harbor for terrorists. Both pieces of evidence further bolster the reason for war as soon as possible. In fact, I fear that France and Germany’s shenanigans – in allowing Sadam and our enemies to plan for months for war – may directly put Anglosphere troops at risk. This from people whom the New York Times still calls “allies.” If any of this transpires, if France or Germany can be seen to have been complicit in selling weapons that are ulitmately used against American troops, we will shortly not be feeling mere disappointment with our “allies.” We will be feeling rage. Maybe that’s why they want to avoid war so much. They fear what it will reveal. And the American anger it will unleash.