Gotta agree with you, McGrath. The US is more likely to satnd in the way of any inspections than Saddam by their insistance of having every detail go their way and if not....

Well, I rather not think of the "if nots" becasue its not a pretty sight. The US is so used to just winning these things that lots of folks haven't looked at the realities of fighting in an urban setting with the other guys hiding amongst the population. Talk about collaterial damage!

But in a realistic world, I would think that Iraq would be left with at least enought of an arsonal to protect itself from its neighbors. This isn't about Saddam, so whatever troll is lurking, forget it. It's just that the Middle East is a dangerous neighborhood and it's not a realistic policy for the US to strip any country of its ability to defend itself. I'm not talking on enough to attack, mind you, which Iraq at presant may be incapable of doing anyway.

The other alternative is to just make Iraq a territory of the US. How many Catters for that? Keep in mind, this is gonna cost a lot of money... Oh, silly me, that's right. We'll just take their oil in exchange for protection... Hey, sounds like every pizza joint in North Jersey (jus funnin...) Hmmmmm?

Bobert