Doug, what's your benchmark for a leadership you can trust? (Pakistan's is a military dictatorship which replaced a democracy by force and was (briefly) ostracised by the US as a result.)

And yes, let Saddam have his nuke, if that's what he wants. It's not your worry anyway - he'll not be able to hit the states with it.

Sooner or later, someone who has access to these weapons is going to use them - probably because he or she has been pushed into a corner. JFK came about as close as anyone, but maybe Bush will outdo him. Why should I trust such a petulant kid? As for the minor nuclear powers (and Iraq will be about as minor as South Africa is now) what will work best with them will be political engagement, not crass force.