And yet, we have a chief U.N. inspector that wasn't the first choice, because Saddam didn't approve of the first choice.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

In September 1998, the chief U.N. inspector informed the Security Council that Iraq was again barring inspections, and the council, in yet another resolution, condemned Iraq for suspending its cooperation.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | The Case Against Saddam (II): Serial and Material Breaches of International Commitments

Iraq Thursday delivered a letter from Foreign Minister Naji Sabri to chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix, which welcomed talks with Blix and his experts.

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