Such heavy chatter for a Friday! My opinion, worth just as much ae the rest expressed here, Bush better wake up and smell the coffee. If he does ANYTHING unilatterally, he'll not only piss off the bad guys, but our allies as well. I don't relish having Canada and Germany leaving the fold. Any idiot would know that if a system such as ABM is scrapped, you'd better damn well have another plan up and running before you do. The stakes are too damn high. Why is Europe so unreceptive to giving up ABM without an alternative, WORKABLE, accepable plan? Simple, they've had two major wars fought on their soil in recent time and are still having major sqwabbles due to the Soviet break up. I think European countries just MIGHT have a little knowledge about so called defense sytems.

I agree with the bomb-in-a bag/truck angle as well. Oklahoma City/Nairobi/ Beirut AGAIN anyone? Lets review this AGAIN for those who didn't get the first time. Bomb makers + bomb + truck/bag = BOOOOOM!