[umbra]

I would still push for the nuke inspections and then test the waters to see if Saddam will comply and then go to the international bodies to see if there is the go-ahead.(if they are worried about the allies)

[VA Advogado]

Why would the state department get pissed at this? They are Saddam's #1 protector. I think you mean the Defense Department was pissed that this option was off the table.

[Keith]

I smell misinformation...Saddam won't know for sure until the bombs drop.

[StoneColdGOP]

Hmmmmmmm. Interesting.

[Rebelbase]

Red Herring.

[stands2reason]

Wait...Wolfowitz didn't want to go after Iraq? Is that right?

[SuziQ]

I would still push for the nuke inspections and then test the waters to see if Saddam will comply

I guess it will soon be 'put up or shut up' time for the UN. It was the group which required the inspections. I would LOVE for Dubya to push them on this, but it sounds like he wants to get things settled somewhat in Afghanistan before he takes a grab of the tail of the Iraqi tiger!

[KQQL]

Time to Fire Powell and Paul O'Neil , the 2 morons !!!

[TADSLOS]

Deception planning is a wonderful thing.

[Boston Capitalist]

First post?

[Heisenburger]

Your post seems to imply that Wolfowitz is with the State Deparment, when he's actually Deputy Secretary of Defense.

It is now unfolding that coalition partners are warming to the idea of going after Saddam: Turkey, like most of Hussein's neighbors, is very willing to topple Saddam and Britain has said they will not rule out attacks on Saddam. In my opinion, the debate between the DoD and the State Department was not whether to go after Iraq, but when.

[Semaphore Heathcliffe]

...the next target may be Indonesia.

How...surreal. Aside from being home to the largest Muslim population in the world, I haven't heard them mentioned much since 9/11.

[tbeatty]

Wolfowitz is the Deputy Secretary of Defense, not State. I think you are confused.

[WRhine]

This story sounds like it was sourced from Debka or Look Ahead news. Everything about it makes no sense.

[Faraday]

The essence of this report is echoed in Richard Hoagland's article in the Friday, Washington Post. Disinformation? Perhaps. Hoagland says the next targets are Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen (if I recall correctly). Also, he said Iraq is "not off the table" but still under review.

[Howlin]

An impeccable, hall of fame Washington Insider close to the State Department

You lost ME right there. Total BS.

And I certainly hope you're not referring to Lucianne as a credible source.

[Rocky]

Did you get this from quidam?

[Lion's Cub]

Now that you're talking about the Defense Dept. instead State, your story makes sense. Could be we'll have a temporary delay while we let Israel straighten out the Hamas problem. Going after the Palis and Iraq simultaneously would almost guarantee an uprising by all the Arab & Muslim states.

Personally, I almost think we should straighten out the problems in Egypt and Saudi before we go after Iraq anyway. Or we could always straighten out Yemen or the Sudan to gain some dependable sources of oil before we deal wih Egypt and Saudi...

[dixie sass]

It has been reported all along that the next target will be Yemen, Sudan and Somalia. What's new about not attacking Hussein now that the UN is involved? He's the "Peck's Bad Boy" of the UN. Go figure.

[blondee123]

the UN is so damn wishy washy, they need to enforce the inspections NOW!

[lexington minuteman 1775]

can we say Psych ops?