“The drafters of the Pentagon resolution [demanding Saddam Hussein’s cooperation with weapons inspectors and an end to his weapons programs] were infuriated just days after [President] Bush’s [September 12, 2002] U.N. speech when Iraq presented the United Nations with a letter saying that the inspectors were welcome back into the country. Irritation with the ploy was further inflamed by the knowledge that [U.N. Secretary-General] Kofi Annan himself had helped the Iraqis fashion the communication to address U.S. concerns.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Karen DeYoung, Soldier: The Life of Colin Powell, Pages 414-415