hans blix was not opposed to the deployment of american forces. he believes that that was absolute, the indispensable to get saddam hussein to cooperate. indeed. indeed, almost everyone at the time observed is everywhere, would assumed that saddam hussein would not cope, would not allow inspectors back, would not reveal what materials he had, if he had them, would not disclose the materials unless threatened with the use of force. so hans blix said again and again in january and february he used the term saddam hussein. and president bush are, in essence, playing a game of chicken with one another. and it's uncertain how long this game can continue. and it's clear that president bush and his top advisers felt that saddam hussein was toying with them, that he was defying them, that despite the fact that things weren't being being found, he wasn't cooperating with with the u.n. inspectors, even to their own satisfaction. and key members of the bush team, including the president himself, felt they still had to go through this process. not all of them