"Nobody wants war."

I'll tell you one body who I am absolutely certain wants this war (leaving aside Bush and his cronies, who would probably prefer to have regime change and occupation of Iraq without actually having a war) - Bin Laden and those who planned September 11th.

For them this is an enormous victory. They have succeeeded, with the help of Bush and Co, in tearing the world in two. And while Washington has the military might, the overwhelming majority of the world population is alienated from America.

This would have seemed inconceivable in the immediate aftermath of September 11th.