Where did the notion of bombing Iraq come from? I heard Donahue on TV saying "Do we need to drop incendiary bombs on old people and children when they are sleeping?" Does anybody here actually believe that the people in charge of this pending war are going to bomb the civilian population of Iraq?

There are things like the E-bomb that simply overloads electronics within a certain radius and renders them inoperable. They will be used on any military site to shut down their command and control. Maybe it might blow out some pacemakers if there is such a thing in Iraq.

There are bombs that drop long carbon filaments on power stations to short down the electric supply. It might hurt someone that is on life support if there is anyone in Baghdad that can afford such a thing. Maybe the food in their refrigerator will spoil. Do they have refrigerators? Is there any food in them to spoil?

Water and sewage treatment plants are not a strategic military target so they will not be targeted.

The American tacticians want to leave the infrastructure in place because if bridges and such are destroyed it will be the task of the US to rebuild them.

   The only real threat to the civilians of Baghdad it the way Saddam will use them as human shields in a war. Or that they might be a victim of Saddam's chemical, biological or nuclear weapons that he claims he does not have. He is in effect holding his own people hostage so we leave will be afraid to attack and leave him alone.

Does anyone here truly believe that he does not have these weapons? I think we all believe he does but we just don't want to force the issue with a war. If Saddam Hussein is not removed we will be leaving the situation to be inherited by or children and grand children. The danger will only get worse and it will require more drastic means to remove the son of Saddam Hussein.

   The countries bordering Iraq want Saddam out because he is a growing threat to everybody in the region.

   How come no one was protesting the war to oust Slobodan Milosevic and free Kosovo? Where were the mass civilian casualties in that war? Go to Yugoslavia and ask the people if they want Slobodan back. This war is almost identical to the Iraq war except people are more afraid of Saddam. The only way to stand up to a bully is to show your strength and lack of fear. Has any dictator been deposed diplomatically?

    Old Guy