[steveegg]

All you have to do is examine the situation. Saddam has all the world (except us) running interference for him. What could he possibly gain from launching an attack against us at this point?

Considering the reason why the rest of the world is running interference for Saddam, if he waits until we do attack, he might not succeed in destroying his near-neighbor to the west.

[Trust but Verify]

So do you think he's going to risk a pre-emptive attack, at least at this point? I don't. Secondly, the psy-ops we've been running that have the troops ready to surrender at the sound of a gunshot would seem to indicate no desire by those on the front lines to commit suicide.