[Jhoffa_]

You just pointed out how difficult, nearly impossible, it is to try to protect ourselves strictly defensively.

And that's exactly what makes me angry about this.. It's fearmongering.

Personally.. While I support the war, I am not afraid of Saddam and don't think he poses a significant threat to us domestically. I think he should be taken out for moral reasons, however.

This sounds like fearmongering and scare tactics to increase support for the War in Iraq and that bothers me.

[Jhoffa_]

PS: Turn this whole thing around for a second and think about a (gasp!) horrible "chemical attack" from Saddam, or Osama, Or both of them or whatever..

Now, instead of running around scared to death of a 2 lb remote controlled plane.. Think about some guy with a garden sprayer protruding through the bed of his pickup.. driving through town.

This is just fearmongering.

[FairOpinion]

You can call it fearmongering. I would call it "reality check" for those who seem to be living in denial about the threat posed to us by Iraq.

The administration is "damned if it does, and damned if it doesn't." If they try to keep the people from knowing the severity of the threat, they are being accused of "not having made the case", if they do try to convey the seriousness of the situation, they are accused of fear mongering.