Hey Folkiedave, here's one from a much more recent post that clearly shows that I did not expect the US to attack:

Teribus - 28 Sep 07 - 06:21 PM

"I didn't believe that the US would invade, because I didn't believe that Saddam Hussein was as stupid as he proved to be. But then he was being badly advised by his main trading partners, particularly the ones who had permanent seats on the Security Council."

My statement dated I believe sometime late summer, early Autumn in 2002, quoted by you:

"Just so much Magpie chatter - He won't do it because he can't do it without the willing assistance of Saudi Arabia and Turkey. In the current situation this assistance will not be forthcoming. My bet is that the inspectors will go back in and some face-saving way of backing down will be found."

Well the actual run-on was that the inspectors did go back in. When the attack came on 20th March 2003, it meant that without the willing assistance from Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Iraq's western borders with Jordan and with Syria could not be sealed rapidly, which allowed the infiltration of the foreign fighters who now form the bulk of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Turkey's refusal to allow US intervention from her territory was a major weakness, I thought so then, I still think so now.

Perhaps you can tell us Folkiedave what the people in Scotland voted for? To occupy the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, their choice panned out as follows:

SNP - 47
Labour - 46
Conservative - 17
Lib Dem - 16
Green - 2
Ind - 1

While constituents in 47 places showed their desire to elect a Nationalist candidate, constituents in 82 places showed that they didn't.

Oh, by the bye Folkiedave it's Tyr, not Thor.