> Consider that during the buildup to the Iraq war, the UN weapons inspector, Hans Blix, was tarred and feathered by those who wanted to go to war in Iraq. This was a career bureaucrat who saw that the inspection regime was being twisted to make the case for a war that he felt was unwarranted based on the years he'd spent on the ground in Iraq, actually inspecting Iraq's facilities. Not only was he harassed and mocked, his career was ruined because he dared state what turned out to be very obvious once Saddam was unseated -- that Iraq had absolutely no WMD capability.

Sorry, that just didn't happen.

Blix accused Iraq of stalling the inspections, which was decided as a sign of noncompliance by some US officials.

Blix's career wasn't ruined and he wasn't "harrased or mocked".

Get your facts straight. Please.