[over3Owithabrain]

Basra may be important in one sense - finding evidence of chemical or other WMD's.
The sooner we start displaying that kind of stuff for the world to see, the better things are politically.

[AFPhys]

...finding evidence of chemical or other WMD's.

The sooner we start displaying that kind of stuff for the world...

I could be wrong, but I predict that it will be some time before we are able to display Chem and Bio weaponry. We are going to have to locate weapons scientists and technicians so they can tell us where they are hidden, and then we will have to carefully investigate the area. In fact, we may have a certain amount of excavation to do in order to reach the goodies, if our intel has accurately pinpointed bomb targets.