Last poll I heard -- and this was about a week ago, so it may be quite different now -- was that about 37% of Americans believe there is sufficient evidence to attack Iraq.

That's not even close. The UN is not just a PR stop, it's vital to the Prez making a case to the American people. With everyone paying so much attention, an attack right now would severly damage his credibility with the American people.

Which is not to say it won't happen. There's a great article in a recent Christian Science Monitor (not exactly a bastion of liberal ideals) titled "Beware of Babies in Incubators." Last time a Bush wanted to attack Iraq and public support was low, a story suddenly started circulating about how the Iraqi invaders had taken Kuwaiti babies out of hospital incubators so they take the incubators. Average folks were justifiably outraged at that kind of cruelty, and Bush Sr. had the public support he needed for the war.

The story not only turned out to be completely false, but witnesses with fake identities purjured themselves before Congress and the UN to testify to the event.

The articles point was, of course, that we need to evaluate the actual evidence, and beware of PR stories.