[Howlin]

What I can't figure out is why the press is going wild abotu Saddam's statement. Can they be this dumb?

We really should rule the world. And by 'we' I mean Freepers...... :-)

[Carolinamom]

According to Brit Hume's show tonight, Kofi Annan released the letter to the press BEFORE the White House or the Security Council were notified. I'm spitting at his audacity and the media's acceptance of thinking this will solve everything. Ha.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

No, friend, they're not that dumb. They're playing along with Kofi and the appeasers. They're hoping against hope that their true enemy (Bush, not Sadaam) is put into a box by this manuever. They're hoping the French become French again. And they're mostly hoping that this will give the Democrats some ammo in their attempt to delay a Congressional vote.

The press is acting like this because they're hoping that this will become a flanking manuever that will give Daschle's ridiculous position some credibility. To them, this is about Democrats in power in Congress. They couldn't give a squat about Sadaam's threat, because credit for dealing with it will go to Bush. The press hates Bush above all people, including Sadaam. If Sadaam will help them hurt Bush...well..."the enemy of my enemy is my friend".

They're hoping this makes Bush look like a trigger-happy cowboy who's not even as reasonable as Sadaam.

It has a chance...albeit a small one, but they don't have much else as all this was turning into a terrible disaster for Democrats.