[Dolphy]

You might be right about Clinton. Yet he spent 8 years considering this problem and had the Congressional authority to pursue regime change. You would think he would be well aware of the potential problems in pursuing a full scale military action. At least you would hope that it is something he would have had gamed out while evaluating his options. If he thought military action would be easy given the potential problems with Israel, the Arab streets, burning oil wells, refugees, etc. it only shows his entire lack of seriousness in facing this problem.

[Otta B Sleepin]

I don't think he necessarily thought it would really be easy - remember, this is not a truthful man. I think he was planting a seed that would take root, grow like a weed, and flower into the press frenzy that we're seeing now: reporters blaming the Bush administration for raising false expectations.

They don't come any more slippery than X42. Nothing sticks to him.