[ladyinred]

VP Cheney was just so eloquent on this show this morning. He is so impressive and just oozes with confidence.
There is so much more to this story, and it is coming out in leaps and bounds. I am sure we will know more when the President speaks to the UN.( Not that I feel he should have to.)

[Michael Barnes]

and two key senators disclosed that U.S. officials have warned the Iraqi dictator that he and his country face "annihilation" if he deploys a weapon of mass destruction.

I don't even need to go any farther. PC is so run amuck, the general populace could not stomach wiping out an entire nation; even if it meant for the sake of it's own prosperity. We now live amongst a country of 50% cowards. Where's my proof? Look how many voted for Gore.

Note: I personally don't give two shit's about Iraq. If Iraq's dictator is building WMD "stuff", and Iraq's people wanna survive, better get rid of your dictator folks...Else, I full on support wiping out Iraq, "all of them"...

Why leave any wiggle room for another dictorial regime?

[lawgirl]

W to Saddam: Try any crap with me and I'll turn Iraq into a giant sheet of glass labelled "New Texas".

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[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Mr. Graham said it has "been conveyed to Baghdad" that using a weapon of mass destruction would result "not only in the annihilation" of Saddam, "but of much of his society."

This looks suspiciously like they are talking about the 'N' word, hopefully this will sober Sadam up, or at least his generals.

[P-Marlowe]

As they say in Texas: Nuke 'em Horns.

[piasa]

I would guess that Hussein has opened up his entire treasury now to obtain whatever materials he needs to finish his nuke- the thing's been built already but needs the material. How hard can it be if you'll pay any price?

Given the language used here, it looks not only like Saddam may get a functional nuke if he gets more time, it looks like we're not so sure he has not already obtained it.

[The Great Satan]

Hopefully, we'll see nuclear-armed B52s executing figure-of-eights over Baghdad 24x7 once this thing heats up a bit.

[justsomedude]

what country will he be hiding in when we bomb Iraq?

[Redleg Duke]

Dis man, he do have de way wid woids!

[Redbob]

"Specifically, he said, the United States has been able to "intercept and prevent" Saddam from acquiring a kind of aluminum tube "necessary to build a centrifuge."

Care to bet that the source of that tube was German?

[Maceman]

Though some critics have challenged the legal right of the United States to make an unprovoked attack against Iraq to oust its leader

Where were all these critics when Bill Clinton was wagging the dog with an unprovoked attack on Belgrade to oust Milosevic. That attack was certainly the most blatant war crime I have seen in my life time, and I have yet to hear any serious condemnation of it.

[vannrox]

I like his choice of words...

...(total) annihilation...
...(complete) annihilation of Saddam and of his society...
...extinction...
...(just)Imagine a September 11 with (NUCLEAR) weapons...
...we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud (on American Soil)...
"I don't know what more evidence we need"
"The danger of an attack against the United States by someone with the weapons Saddam Hussein now has or is acquiring is far more costly than what it would cost to go deal with the problem militarily."

...Very direct and unambiguous.

[Billthedrill]

Europe should be paying more attention. We have a very, very credible MAD in place; anyone who doubts that Israel will retaliate needs his head examined. Who does that leave as a soft target?

[cake_crumb]

"The United States "may well become the target," the vice president said."

Absolutely. He's after the US and Israel. He's also still after Iran, but I don't think at this juncture Iran'll be his first target.

[semaj]

"Kill them, kill them all"

[SuziQ]

"There will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud."

The lady sure knows how to turn a phrase.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

The answer should be annihilation regardless.