Rather the American people will go along with it because Kofi Annan said it was okay.
Wait, I'm confused. First, you said that Bush needs to "take his case" to the American people. I point out that the American people are already on board. So in response you illustrate just how much disdain you have for those same American people.
Question: if in your opinion the American people are such nincompoops, why the hell should Bush have to "make his case" to them in the first place? They're all dummies. Who cares what they think. They're all gullible. What's the point of "making his case" to such idiots?
Conservatives should demand a declaration of war debated in the Congress where the left can air the Iraqgate stories (I am sure the R's can find someone) and the Right (Burton?) can air the OKC bombing connection.
I'd be content for such a thing. I won't hold my breath. In the meantime the threat of Saddam remains, and I'd rather take him out than simply sit around dreaming about pipe dreams wherein we expose all government corruption at the same time. There's such a thing as letting the perfect (getting Saddam + exposing all government corruption) be the enemy of the good (getting Saddam).
Rather the American people will go along with it because Kofi Annan said it was okay.
I don't know where the heck you're getting this idea. "The American people" (the ones you think are idiots, but..) are already on board, and Kofi most certainly is not. He's going to be dragged kicking and screaming into this thing, if at all.
What you're talking about here simply is not based in reality. Nobody cares about Kofi frickin' Annan.
Oh, I see. So, now the people shouldn't count because a terrible candidate with a terrible message couldn't beat Clinton during a good economy?