The Hitler comparison is very apt, Bill. The difference is that this time everyone except 2/3 of the American public KNOWS that everyone is in danger...and not from Iraq! The French have correctly deduced that, and are acting accordingly in a totally sensible and courageous manner, and are NOT appeasing aggression by sanctioning it at the Security Council.

About the only people who are appeasing it (and preparing to commit it) are Blair (but not his people), the Spanish government (but not their people), and the Australian government (but not their people). Oh, and there's the Poles too, and umm...a couple of other small Eastern European countries who have no doubt been promised a rich bribe for so doing.

Wow! What an alliance. Hitler actually did a bit better than this at winning friends and allies, back in '39.

- LH