Declaring war on Iraq is totally abhorrent and certainly not justifiable by ANY of the so-called evidence which either Bush or Blair allege thay have found, but are totally unable to produce. All I have heard referred to consists of smear and heresay.
Saddam has NOT Threatened any neighbouring countries. He has NOT invaded anyone. He IS legally under Iraqui law their leader, however disgusting we might find his treatment of the Iraqui people, and minorities such as the Kurds in Northern Iraq.
The main outcome of these threats of war is to destabilise crude oil prices across the world. It has already also caused a major crash of the London Stock Market, with billions wiped off the nominal share value of many companies. My major suspicion is that the war is all about wrecking the world economy whilst the USA being self-sufficient in its own oil supplies can make a "Killing" financially.
Reading a rack of UK Newspaper front pages yesterday, the concensus was that NOBODY except Blair and Bush regard this war as acceptable.
Yesterday there was a protest rally in London against the proposed war. The organisers reckoned over 2 million attended, the police (government sponsored estimate) was one million. It wasn't the numbers which impressed, so much as the type of person protesting against the war. There were World War II veterans wearing their bravery medals, soldiers who fought in the last Gulf War, old-age pensioners who have lived through every conflict for the past 70 years. There were people who have NEVER felt strongly enough to feel the need to protest about ANY issue previously. Those attending cut across every barrier of race, political belief and social status.

My personal belief during the last gulf War, when Saddam invaded Kuwait was that once the war started, they should never have allowed Iraqi tanks or military vehicles to return to Baghdad. The troops should have been returned un-harmed but unarmed. The tanks should have been permanently disabled and the guns and explosives put in a big pile and blown up. After this Saddam should have been left, on his own, to argue with his countrymen about his right to govern (how long would he have lasted then?).
As it is. None of this was done. Saddam is still Iraq's legitimate ruler, and as far as I can see offers no real threat to ANY other country, and has not done so for the past 10 years. Bush says that there are terrorists in his country. So what! I'll bet there are a larger number resident in the USA than in Iraq! Perhaps Bush should be bombing Memphis or Disneyland?

I hope that the people of the USA see sense and prevent Bush from dragging us down this road of destruction.

Geoff!!