Whether or not there is an imminent attack is besides the point. The real issue is regime change, not just in Iraq, but in the ME.
One of the problems with FR is that the majority of commentary is merely counter-punching easy targets like the press.
How come there isn't any analysis regarding what is obvious to all: that the scribes in the State Dept. and elsewhere throughout the gov't have been busily preparing a multitude of documents ranging from joint recoginition of governments, to military pacts (US bases/occupation) and trade treaties (ie turn on the oil spigots).
What I'd like to see discussed is the game behind the game: what companies will be there first the day the treaties are signed? Consumer products? Or will the first order of business be infrastructure? (Cat, Halliburton, et al.)
What are the plans of the big banks? Will the US be backing billion dollar loan packages (backed by oil reserves) so that the Iraqis can immediately start purchasing goods and services?
If FR really does have the lurker population that many speculate about, I'd sure like to see some *real* downstream info (no, not military secrets), not this boring surface level stuff.
Do you actually think that the President is going to consider war to enrich some corporations? Get a grip!
I thank you need to get a grip on yourself. When in war the object is to win at all cost. I see this discussed on other boards, but mainly by enviromentalists and socialists. Look at Afganistan where is their infrastructure, what did Clinton do after his big war, nada.