Although we can also potentially spin it as sweet reasonableness and long-sufferingness, just as we successfuly did last September. Again, most people (outside of FR) aren't foaming at the mouth to attack Iraq this minute, and, given that we still haven't pointed the finger at Saddam for 9/11, the matter doesn't appear that urgent to most people. Again, as the whole thing creeps towards April, the "blazing heat of the Iraqi summer" provides an increasingly convenient excuse for saying, "well, let's just table this for now." So, yeah, I think it could easily go that way. I really think only Team Bush understands the Grand Strategy. The only thing I'm really confident of is that we aren't about to attack Iraq. That one's a no-brainer, just based on consideration of the weaponry at the disposal of our adversary and our level of preparedness to counter it.
Good conversation. Now, I'm going to call it a night.
And you're right, it's getting late -- good night.