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...the Arab nations have distanced themselves from their forces abroad. The result is the ability to attack and deny at the same time...

If proven, or especially if widely accepted whether true or not, this could result in the wholesale destruction of the Arab innocent with the guilty. Consider what would happen if a couple of CBW aerosol canisters go off in Tel Aviv and New York. Baghdad could well be vaporized, even though Saddam would have trapped many civilians who wish they were elsewhere in the city.

> "Consider what would happen if a couple of CBW aerosol canisters go off in Tel Aviv and New York. Baghdad could well be vaporized, even though Saddam would have trapped many civilians who wish they were elsewhere in the city."

Is this a different scenario than faced right now? It has been suggested, rightly I believe, that we have undeniable proof of Saddam's complicity in every major terrorist attack against our country since 1993 (including 9/11). If the administration published this info immediately, the groundswell for war would overwhelm the rational military planners. By keeping the info close-hold, the administration has been able to prioritize their targets. They first targeted the Al Qaeda network directly and destroyed the Taliban. Now they are slowly making their case against Saddam while they prepare for a more difficult confrontation.

Whether by NBC or conventional weapons or through covert terrorism, Saddam continues to put his people at risk and they will be liberated.