I also think the world is mature enough not to go on a "rogue state hunt"
and target nations of opportunity no matter WHAT the USA wants to do. It
won't happen that way. But, I think this process will lay the groundwork for
a very important part of International Law. It will draw a line in the sand
which says, a nation is free to do what it will inside its own borders as
long as it follows the internationally created laws. A violent regime such
as Saddam's will not be allowed to build up indefinately. Eventually a
nation will be held accountable for it's actions by an international body. I
think in Law they call this sort of thing "Precedence" which is used as the
foundation of Law. Law that will bring us a little closer to that Perfect
World.

Dave Swanson

Dave -

At the risk of sounding like a peacenik, I have to say I am not
entirely comfortable with the USA setting a precident that it is
OK to militarily tinker with the internal workings of other
countries.  On the other hand I am sure Saddam is a threat to the
USA, and the only thing prevnting him from acting on that threat
is he is not yet strong enough.  I also think the weapons of war
are getting so powerful that we cannot afford to sit back and let
an ocean be our protection.  Lastly, the parallels to the prelude
to the war against the Axis are too disturbing to sit back and wait
until things get so bad we have no choice than to go to war.

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