DURST: What They Say/ What They Mean

What They Say/ What They MeanThe Iraqi Weapons Inspection Crisis Version pitting the Mother of All swarthy Iraqi strongman versus the American President who's smoother than rayon pajamas on silk sheets in zero gravity.WTS: "We're looking forward to going back into Iraq and being allowed to do our job."WTM: "Those frequent flyer miles are adding up."WTS: "Clinton's statement is a flagrant violation of International law."WTM: "Totally different International laws than Saddam is breaking."WTS: "We are not advocating the overthrow of Saddam's regime."WTM: "But we might be willing to kick in a couple of bucks if someone else is willing to get their hands dirty. How does an ante of $97 million sound?"WTS: "Iraq has backed down."WTM: "The coin came up heads."WTS: "America, the demon oppressor, has backed down ."WTM: "Whew!"WTS: "I don't believe any additional warning is required."WTM: "Linda Tripp is standing by to be airlifted in."WTS: "It's just a pesticide factory."WTM: "We seem to attract extremely large bugs around here. And most of them are bipeds."WTS: "We Russians sympathize with the plight of the Iraqi people."WTM: "We originated the whole broke and hungry thing."WTS: "We lost all the chemical and biological weapon documentation."WTM: "The dog ate our homework."Will Durst has lost his documentation many times.

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