Re: Comparing apples and oranges
I think the point of this whole operation is to neutralize the danger BEFORE it becomes "imminent." Again, one tends to forget that you get a smoking gun only after it has been fired. As I pointed out, unless you have a spy working in the launch team, the only way to find out if someone is going to launch a missile is to see them launch it.
I guarantee when this is over, enough information will be released to show that this is justified. You honestly think Powell and the U.S. turned over every card in that speech to the U.N.?
Of course, nobody really cares about 20 million Iraqis freed from a psychotic tyranny.