<"But if Saddam follows Mr. Blix's orders, the international muddle will continue."

Who cares if the "muddle continues"... This is not, nor has it ever been about inspections, it's about disarming and Saddam has not done that... Seems to me that we are on overtime with Saddam and now it is time to act.

Who cares what France & Germany think... The President has declared war on terror.. "You're either with us or you're with the terrorists" Remember??? This country will defend itself regardless of what a hasbeen nation (considering they lost every war they fever ought maybe neverwas is a better description) thinks.

It also matters not about "Public opinion" or what "60% of American's think"... Go learn some civics Donnie Boy, ... this is not a democracy, ..this is a representitive republic... The choice to go to war is not mine, yours, the cydonuts, or some haggard fat chick who lives like a pig in the middle of nowhere and wants to resolve world conflict through "cosmic thinking", ESP, and an understanding of "Karma".. but the leaders who we elect.

The founders understood this and wisely set up a republic as a form of government.

I can understand why you are so impressed by the "polls" though, being that you recently stated you'd like to return to he Glory days of Clinton/Gore...

You're a hard core liberal Don, ...my biggest problem with you is that you're not man enough to admit it...