[Fred Mertz]

Thanks CG, you are providing valuable input. I really appreciate it, and I can be swayed into the argument.

But, I'm not arguing...just listening.

[Benjamin Dover]

Bush is damned either way. You want restraint and unrefuted proof; but you'll be the first to cry foul if another attack happens and we do nothing. "What took you so long, you shmuck?"

Bush is playing a very calculated game of chess. He has yet to say WHAT he's going to do; only that we are going to do something. I think Bush is slowly pressuring the Iraqi inhabitants into doing the job for us. If that doesn't work, we're systematically blinding Saddaam with strategic strikes on the few good toys he has left. Either way, troop loss will be minimal. Not every politician is self interested in accolades and power. Some actually mean what they say and take their responsibilities seriously. Bush is a good man. He's got Saddam chasing his tail and you want to interrupt this because you (and Saddam) are left out of the intelligence loop. Trust. Bush isn't Clinton. GWB actually has integrity and loves his country.