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>> did you feel that it gave iraq a realistic possibility of meeting the requirements of the resolution? >> yes, except that it was very hard for them to declare any weapons when they didn't have any. they, but we didn't know didn't have any. i mean, i ask the question because we have had at least one witness that has said that actually the way it was drafted was actually as a trigger for military action, but that's evidently not what you felt at the time from what you have just said. >> no. there is this big discussion as to whether a second resolution would be required. i for my pa...
resolution. >> did you feel that it gave iraq a realistic possibility of meeting the requirements of the resolution? >> yes, except that it was very hard for them to declare any weapons when they didn't have any. they, but we didn't know didn't have any. i mean, i ask the question because we have had at least one witness that has said that actually the way it was drafted was actually as a trigger for military action, but that's evidently not what you felt at the time from what you have just said. >> no. there is this big discussion as to whether a second resolution would be required....
in iraq and that the invasion was illegal. the u.s. and britain relied on port intelligence sources leading up to the invasion. -- poor intelligence sources leading up to the invasion. the panel is expected to issue a report by the end of the year, which will then be debated in parliament. the hearings ran from november, 2009, to the end of july, 2010, with a total of 132 witnesses. this portion is one hour 15 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome. welcome to everyone this afternoon. our witness is dr. hans blix. you, sir, served as the executive chairman for the united nations moni...
>> hearings ran from november 2009 until the end of july 2010 with a total of 132 witnesses. this portion is one hour 15 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome. welcome to everyone this afternoon. our witness is dr. hans blix. you, sir, served as the executive chairman for the united nations monitoring, verification and inspection commission, which i think we are allowed to call unmovic, from march 1, 2000 until the end of june 2003. as chairman of unmovic you had overall responsibility for the inspection process in iraq. the process itself ran, we understand, from november 27, 2002 ...