[Consort]

By going to the UN, we demonstrated how ineffective that organization can be, and when we take care of (liberate) Iraq with or with UN endorsement, we will have domonstrated our sovereignty and independence, regardless of the outcome.

[Kip Lange]

I agree with that, but by going to the UN we also gave Saddam plenty of warning, plenty of time to screw with world opinion, plenty of time to arm, move troops, and generally do things that may cost American lives. And that blood will not only be on the UN's hands, but ours, to a degree, because we set the stalling process in motion by going there in the first place.

I know, I'm being overly-pessimistic...I just hate the UN, and it will REALLY tick me off if this increases US casualties (or the casualties of our allies, but American citizens come first when you're an American).

That being said, I think you're right, and I don't think it will make military action in Iraq more costly. But it *could*, and that's what ticks me off. These folks are bartering with the lives of US citizens. That doesn't make me happy.