We cannot assume that the Iraqi people will rise up against Saddam, or even that they will not fight as hard as the military. To use the tired example of Stalingrad, the civilians fought for Stalin, a dictator as bad or worse as Hussein, because they would rather deal with him than the invading dictator. Teribus, you say that "the Iraqis" are being given every chance to comply; if you hold them all responsible for the refusal, then they will all fight to support that decision. The fact is that we still have no proof that Saddam has or is developing nuclear weapons or intends to use them. The United States has engaged in an offensive war within the last year, though we did not bother to declare it; Hussein has not taken any military action against his neighbors in a decade, and never against America. We will be the aggressors if we initiate this "regime change", and we need to be sure of our motivations before we do so.