After Bush telling the UN that they were "irrelevant" and telling them to bugger off cause the US didn't need any help, then boasting to the Iraqis to "bring it on!", I for one will be advising my Aussie politicians to wait and see just how big a set of balls the US Government really has...

Of course, Bush knew that it wasn't his life he was laying on the line when he said "bring it on!"

There was a TV doco on teh ABC about just how anti-war the families of the military are at the moment, and just how much they are saying that they were lied to, and it was all for oil..

I must admit I was mistaken. I thought that the situation in Iraq could not get to the sort of mess Vietnam did. I was wrong.

This time, it is not the young students making the fuss. I was right on that. I admit suprise that the familes of the military are not toeing the corporate line. Puzzles me somewhat...

BTW, is the US still in debt with regard to its contributions to the UN to the tune of the billions of dollars it was some years ago?

Incidentally, Israel made a similar "pre-emptive" strike against an alleged nuclear site some years ago.... now where was it? :-)

Robin