CNN.com - U.N. to 'freeze' Iraq sites - Nov. 26, 2002: U.N. weapons inspectors preparing for their first day of work in Iraq after a four-year break say they will "freeze" the buildings they enter to prevent any evidence being smuggled out.

Well ... it's a nice concept, but how on earth can they possibly enforce this without sending the inspectors over with an entire armed brigade, unencumbered by typical UN orders such as, "Don't shoot anyone! Not even in self defense! No, we mean it! Just die if you have to!" 17 people, most of whom will be actual weapons inspectors, can't possibly restrict ingress and egress from a weapons facility or a presidential palace, even with "state-of-the-art" detection equipment. The US would, no doubt, be willing and perfectly able to monitor facilities and report on any people entering and leaving during the inspection time frame, but without troops on the ground, there's not a damn thing we could do about it.