Better we sit back and wait for Saddam to lob WMD over into Israel/Palestine, Turkey, Iran, even the U. S. before we act, right kat? For someone who confesses to be sorely concerned about civilian loss of life, does that mean you are only concerned about the loss of Iraqi lives? I don't think so.

I find the last paragraph (which is in quotes so if he is quoted correctly it is Tenent's remarks) particularly ridiculous. The first sentence in that paragraph makes no sense at all, I think. If he has WMD, and uses them, everyone would obviously know he has them. If he has them, and uses them, our knowing about them has little to do with it, it seems to me. If he has them and uses them, there obviously will be retaliation. The difference being he would have used them first.

I do not believe, if the U. N. approves of the U. S. and it's allies to launch an attack if Saddam does not allow unfettered weapons inspections, we or our allies would include the use of WMD in that attack.

DougR