Monday November 26 11:08 AM ET

Bush Wants Iraq to Let Weapons Inspectors Back

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush on Monday urged Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to let U.N. weapons inspectors back into his country to determine whether he is building weapons of mass destruction.

``As for Mr. Saddam Hussein, he needs to let inspectors back into his country to show us that he is not developing weapons of mass destruction,'' Bush told reporters amid speculation that Iraq could be the next target in the U.S.-led war on terrorism.

Asked what would happen if Saddam refused, Bush replied: ''He'll find out.''

After having expelled the weapons inspectors in December 1998, Iraq rejected a U.N. resolution adopted in December 1999 calling for the suspension of U.N. sanctions if it allowed the inspectors to return.

-- Anonymous, November 26, 2001