Just finished reading the text of Bush's speech. So, 48 hours -- I wish Saddam would take exile, but that seems extremely unlikely.
Things that should have happened and didn't -- US diplomacy before bullying, UN Security Council taking firmer steps to convince SH that they meant *real* disarmament, SH realizing that he'd been out-chickened. So. War. Strained relations with friends, allies and neutrals for the US. Loss of both face and relevance for the UN. Potential for disaster according to other posters (mass civilian casualties, torched oilfields, etc.) -- I devoutly hope not, for everyone's sake. I hope the outcome is as rosy as some have posited. Time to sign off and try to sleep. Debbi __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
