The first is should the new improved Iraq be subject to increased supervision in their weapons development programs now that Saddam is gone. The reality is Iraq still possesses the know how to produce all kinds of nasty stuff, and can they be trusted to no dabble in the black arts of war once they are independent.
France and Russia both indicated that they thought Iraq would need to accept continued special inspections. The United States did not comment because Iraqi politicians are reportedly adamant that the new, sovereign Iraq will accept no special constraints or monitoring. "They are demanding the same treatment as any other nation," says a U.N. official who spoke anonymously because of the sensitivity of his position.
Administration experts privately agree that Saddam's legacy will necessitate closer monitoring of Iraq for some years: Saddam's top weapons scientists 'held in a CIA jail in Baghdad as prisoners of war' will have to be released sometime.
The second question is will an Iraq, even one friendly to Iran, not insist on having some form of a WMD program if there is the potential that Iran may have a nuclear program.
Just another fun issue to consider as time goes by.
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