Re: The main point of contention
"It would be nice to wait around for Saddam to attack- but not when we are a target."
Not only would it be nice, it would be the RIGHT thing to do. You can't claim self defense when the other person isn't attacking you or (in preemptive self defense) isn't caught red handed in the act of preparation. There is no evidence for either of these two cases. NO EVIDENCE. Therefore it is not a justified war.
Not here nor in any of my posts will I suggest that Saddam is a nice man or isn't anything more then a pernicious murderer. HOWEVER, if we are to make the case for war based on clear and present danger, then we have no case. Again, I say this doesn't stand to reason. Our country is acting irrationally.
Davin