It seems picky these days to bring up such an arcane issue as national sovereignty, but none of the Gulf nations will permit us to launch an unprovoked attack on Iraq from their territories. Turkey might, but it borders on Iraq's west, far from the Persian Gulf. Warfare is not magic...
Hey look here - you can't tell this to a bunch of war mongers who want their own war on their own timetable. They pose as 'generals'. They probably never even wore a boy scout uniform.
What does Powell, Scowcroft, Schwarzkopf, and the Joint Chiefs know about war and protecting American lives compared to these know-it-alls.