Thanks for the background on Ritter, Nicole. Didn't know about the Republican/hawkish background, and for me it adds weight to his present stance. As Churchill said: "It's better to be right than consistent."The serious newspapers in the UK reported the Senate hearings in line with your account. A mass-circulation tabloid (Daily Mirror) reported 91 per cent against supporting military action against Iraq, in a readership poll.
I'm still interested to hear what sources have been influencing Doug's views.
(As I write this, the BBC is saying that a UK junior foreign minister has just had a meeting with Gadaffi. Expect to see him back in the international fold sometime soon. THat should be the objective with Saddam too.)