Speaking of opinions, Doug. Bush is of the opinion that the Iraqis hate Saddam more than they hate the idea of being attacked by the US. His handlers keep making references of mass defections. I would go so far as to say, that Bush is betting on it. There is a referendum being held today in Iraq where Saddam may get an unprecidented 100% approval, which would indeed send a message to Bush and Co. that their defection assumptions should not be chizzeled in stone.

Now I'll be the first to admit that Iraq has Katherine and Jeb beat out on manipulating elections but it is important to keep in mind, be it 90% or 100%, I don't think a war plan based heavily on the enemy quitting is too well thought out. Like I've said before and reserve the right to repeat. Any member of Bush's "axis of evil" who digs in rather than rolling over has the potential of beating the US in an urban war unless the US is willing to absolutely destroy entire cities, which would be an insane decision...

Iraq has allready signaled how it will respond to an invasion and has been preparing it's people for such with it's own PR campaigns so for you drum beaters, beware of what you ask for...

Bobert