We need time to get our troops into position, and this gives us the perfect opportunity to do so while playing some politics.
We need the second - actually, 18th - resolution to help out Tony Blair.
This is all part of the plan; We're merely playing with the media to spread disinfo.
Tommy Franks' dog ate his homework.
That's the one valid reason I'll buy into. It's still appeasing the UN, but if it'll help the most stand-up ally we've seen in a long time, so be it.
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