Just because past Presidents have found legal loopholes that "allowed" them to wage "police actions" against Vietnam, Korea, Grenada etc., and just because past Congresses have rolled over and played dead when confronted with such shenanigans, we should not view this sort-of half-legal quasi-warfare as the acceptable way to go, Doug; the fact that precedents exist has no bearing on legality.

And it dismays me to keep hearing folks saw on about "Saddam kicked out the weapons inspectors". He did not! The US and UN pulled them out when it was politically convenient to do so, as has been explained here before.

Has anyone listened to what our top guy on that inspection team has to say on the subject?

Michael