[Miss Marple]

I do not see any evidence that this is as sinister as the Financial Times has portrayed it. The next step SHOULD be finanacial interdiction, which is what we are doing. The reporter is reading into this what he wishes.

Besides, I do not believe that Iraq was ever intended to be next, despite Bill Kristol's harrangues. We will go into Indonesia and The Phillippines (at the invitation of their governments) and also Somalia. We are tightening the noose, as the President has said.

[nocommies]

it says putin "warned specifically against military action in iraq." that's butting in to our business if you ask me.

[MJY1288]

Notice the quotes? Nowhere is it quoted that Putin is warning anyone. A very misleading title, to say the least

[madrussian]

I agree with you.

[lavaroise]

We should also go against Palestinians and Hezbollah. They are more a priority right now, although Saddam does pose terrorist threats in the region too.

Uniformed children stand in units named after guerrillas killed fighting Israel as part of Hizbollah's Jerusalem day rally December 14, 2001 in Beirut. The head of Lebanon's Hizbollah guerrilla group urged Palestinians to launch more suicide bomb attacks on Israelis and defy U.S.-led demands to crack down on 'terrorist' militant groups. (Sharif Karim/Reuters)