[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?

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

even if it meant for the sake of it's own prosperity.

We are not talking US prosperity here, we are talking about survival. Remember, what they are saying is if he uses WOMD on anyone, he and his folks get to evaporate. We would be responding to his atrocity.

[johnny7]

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.

I think you're right. Throw in the few that voted for Nader and you get 50+%

It will take another 911 or even two before those morons wake-up.

My ex-wife who voted for Clinton twice couldn't stomach voting for Gore... she just abstained in 2000.

Most of them avoid politics and vote for the best-looking dem candidate.

They are a sorry lot!