“Iraq claimed repeatedly that it had got rid of all its WMD in 1991. The UN review that established the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) in December 1999, following the withdrawal of the previous inspectors in 1998, recognised that this might be true but needed to be verified.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Clare Short, An Honourable Deception?, Page 148