You forgot the 'game is over' in this recap. I fear that GW is doing serious damage to his credibility and 2004 prospects by delaying any longer......
I agree 100%. Every day we wait further compromises our position and makes it look like we, like the UN, are unwilling to enforce the mandates of the numerous UN resolutions, not to mention a wishy-washy commitment to dealing with the threats to our security.
Poor Tony Blair has gone wobbly on us. Others are backing away more and more. When we are finally down to it being only the USA, we will have problems after the fact that we could have avoided by having the air war already underway.
I hope I am wrong, but I fear Dubya was (is) playing high stakes poker with Sadaam and was depending on Sadaam folding under Bush's bluff(?). Unfortunately, Sadaam has always been successful in calling other's bluffs. I am beginning to wonder if Dubya can/will really "pull the trigger."
Just after 9/11 Dubya said "...an soon they will hear from us" when speaking of ALL TERRORISTS and those who harbor and support them. I'm still waiting, optimistically, and hopefully, but I'm loosing the faith...