First of all, where do you get 10 years? A best guess?

And say it is ten years to an "imminent threat," apparently defined as being ready to attack right now. Do we do something after he tests the first warhead? Or sooner? How much sooner? If left alone, would Saddam have been closer to his goal after five years than he is right now?

How sure ARE you about that "ten years" number?

How sure ARE you that Hans Blix would have caught Saddam pulling something? Remember the first nuclear program he completely missed before the Gulf War?

And most experts agree it would be a different story if Iraq could obtain already-refined uranium. A bomb could be about a year away under those circumstances. Are there any nations in the world currently working to refine uranium who might have been willing to sell some to Saddam?

You have a lot more faith in the U.N. and Saddam's good behavior than I do.

And yes, I think we need to do something about Iraq and North Korea.