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As John Stossel would say, "Give me a break!"

Nobody has not proposed alternatives that do NOT have the appearance of appeasement, which has its own pitfalls - SERIOUS pitfalls, I might add. Appeasement (namely, pulling out and ending aid to Israel and other allies) is NOT an option. Unfortunately, that is what ANSWER, Ron Paul, and others are offering.

The only alternative comes from those you like to deride as practicing "Wilsonian liberalism." In essence, we have to go in and change the regimes that are currently hostile. Tough job? Yes. But we were the victims of an unprovked and dastardly attack. You know what we did the LAST time that happened. Well, we're going to have to do it again.

Anything else will convince the enemies we face that we are weak, and that, sir, is how wars start. An aggressor thinks the price of his aggression will be cheap.

I find it fascinating that the ones who scream the loudest about preserving America's sovereignty are the first to demand that we give up our sovereign right to affiliate ourselves with nations like Israel because the Arabs don't like us doing that.

You are making the case for war, albeit with an over reliance on emotion and capital letter, that mainstream Conservatives should be making. This war is about making an example of Saddam, an uppity Arab, and send a message to other Arab nations that they better get their own house in order.

However, its clear that the neo-cons and the Bush administration are not making this case-- witness the latest talking points that refer to how poorly Saddam treats his people as reason to go to war. Just because they are your allies on this one issue, I suggest not selling your principals to them.

Appeasement? This is silliness; you want France to appease the United States, but when they don't they are called cowards. You say that pulling out of the Middle East is not an option, but offer no reason as to why you create this (false)choice. I can only surmise at this point that the war frenzy has negated the need for logical and rational debate so any cheerleader, even from Kaiser Bill (Bennett) is welcomed.