Fraters Libertas

Wax On, Wax Off

Poet extraordinaire Tarzana Joe, e-mails to wax on the missing munitions:

Often the obvious small but important detail is overlooked in the big story. The big question seems to be whether the explosives were there when the American forces moved in or had Saddam moved them before the invasion. The little detail that intrigues me is the notion of international inspectors putting wax seals on the bunkers containing these explosives. If Saddam wasn't supposed to have these explosives or was supposed to be in the process of destroying them, what good is sealing wax? Does the international community think that just because there is a wax seal on the door that would keep us safe? Keep Saddam from using them if he got the notion? They were left in Iraq. They were under his control. Wax was just not going to stop him. For goodness sake, this is the nutty thinking that John Kerry will bring to foreign policy. We can give fissionable material to Iran as long as we keep a copy of the lot number. Then if the Iranians explode a bomb in Detroit, we can trace the plutonium back to them and use that as evidence against them in The World Court at The Hague. Tough luck, Detroit. But we have a pretty good chance to convict them at trial.