Mr President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, ladies and gentlemen, the apparently inevitable choice in this House, as indeed in the United Nations, is between war, with or without the backing of the Security Council, and the weak yet appealing position of those who are asking for more time for the inspections; those in favour of the latter alternative are relying, it must be said, on the Anglo-American military pressure on Saddam's regime and are, in fact, making the inspections an end in themselves, although they are well aware that Hans Blix and his men are unlikely to be able to get Saddam to disarm by themselves.
Arvoisa puhemies, arvoisa neuvoston puheenjohtaja, hyvät parlamentin jäsenet, joudumme parlamentissa ja myös YK:ssa valitsemaan joko sodan, turvallisuusneuvoston tuella tai sitä ilman, tai niiden tahojen heikon mutta houkuttelevan kannan, jotka pyytävät asetarkastajille enemmän aikaa.