Chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix described his meeting with President Bush at the White House on October 30, 2002, where they discussed strategies for dealing with Iraq. “He [Bush] explained to us that the U.S. genuinely wanted peace. With some self-deprecation, he said that, contrary to what was being alleged, he was no wild, gung-ho Texan bent on dragging the U.S. into war. He would let the [UN] Security Council talk about a resolution–but not for long. He mentioned the League of Nations. He said that the U.S. had confidence in me and [director of the International Atomic Energy Agency] Mr. [Mohamed] ElBaradei and would throw its full support behind us. I responded that we appreciated the U.S. support and considered it essential for success.”
– Hans Blix, Disarming Iraq, Page 86