Middle East Over the past month and a half there has been a flurry of speculation about a possible non-military solution to the situation in Iraq. Even if the United Nations finds evidence of concealed weapons of mass destruction, there may still be a remaining diplomatic alternative to a costly and destabilizing war, removing Saddam Hussein while also opening the way for the two stated US goals of democratization and disarmament. This alternate solution would be forced exile. But at least as interesting as the idea itself, which admittedly is a long shot, is the fact that the US seems...