To Gareths 3 points:

1) You are correct about the Kurds - they have been attacked by chemical weapons before. We know this because we (the US) helped Saddam build them.

2) The USA certainly does have stockpiles of mustard and nerve gases. You don't know me from sh-t, but you should trust me - I have seen them, clearly labelled, with my own eyes.

3) Bullshit. Aid and succour to the Iraqi people? Yes. Pretend you're an Iraqi parent. Do you want your children to live under a vicious (and mortal) tyrant while the world community works to contain him, or do you want your children "liberated" (maimed or killed) by a cruise missile?