In a worst case scenario, China moves on Taiwan, N. Korea advances on S. Korea......we are bogged down fighting on several fronts with a somewhat depleted military (thanks to BC). What better odds do the above mentioned countries have than to coincide their moves while we are wrapped up in the ME?....IMHO
I have a lot of confidence in this administration, though. Despite all of the flak he's taken around here, Colin Powell has done an impressive job of managing our diplomacy in this period. We won't do Iraq until we can be sure these destablizing events are off the table.