[Mr. Mojo]

"I said, Mr. President don't rush to war"

Messing around with the UN for 7 months (while Saddam successfully hid his WMD) is "rushing?"

[Timeout]

I said, Mr. President don't rush to war

There's one angle to this I've never heard the Bushies raise.

Kerry said all of last year that he voted for the war because surrounding Saddam with troops would provide "leverage" to get him to relent.

For all of this year, Kerry's been hinting that he never would have used those troops.

So: how long would he have left our troops isolated in the desert, possibly causing problems for the host countries, equipment and morale deteriorating? Didn't Clinton do a force build-up in 1998 when Saddam kicked out the inspectors, only to withdraw them after Kofi Annan's declaration that he "could do business" with Saddam? I'm sure that troop withdrawal sent just the wrong messag of weakness to Osama and his ilk.

Somebody should ask Kerry how long he thinks a troop buildup in the desert can be sustained.