Erik - Point taken. My point was that Saddam has done this before: says the inspectors can come and then cancels or stonewalls at the last minute. This is for you, too, SC. Under the terms of surrender after Desert Storm, Saddam agreed to unrestricted UN weapons inspections; he repeatedly thwarted those inspections. Why should we think he won't do the same thing again? The old adage, "fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me", seems fitting here.