[xm177e2]

Too damn long.

I'm not so sure taking our time is a bad idea. Saddam has had a decade to prepare for this invasion, a few more weeks won't help him all that much. But during that time, we can move covert units in, carry out special ops, and encourage high-ranking officials to defect. It's possible that we can undermine Saddam more than the extra preparation time helps him.

[Beck_isright]

I respectfully disagree. If he sees that he's going to get 21 more days, he'll have that much more time to wire the pipelines. The scorched earth strategy doesn't take much preperation. We might win the oil fields but it could take 5 years to bring them back on line. And with the House of Saud somewhat destablized, this is not good for our economy in the least.