The " ultimate plunge into war " is rather up to Iraq, isn't it? If Saddam complies and disarms, the sanctions are lifted and the authority of the UN is strengthened.
If not, then military action may be utilized but it will be in pursuit of the enforcment of a UN resolution.
I was under the impression that a UN resolution was what everyone wanted. Am I wrong? Is what everyone really wants peace (or absence of war) at any price?

troll