[Eric in the Ozarks]

Israel will probably flatten Baghdad in the first 15 minutes if they think a nuclear missile is in bound. Once this fuse is lit, its gonna big a big one.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Although Iraq is always a crazed possibility, isn't this more likely a response to the rockets that have been set up by Hizbollah and that the PA is trying to import into the West Bank? If a few were fired off, and the IDF decided to clean house within 10 or 20 miles of the current border, the populace would need bomb shelters because the rest would be likely to be fired as well. Of course, in that event, it would also make sense to be prepared for Iraqi, Iranian, or Egyptian misadventures as well.

[COBOL2Java]

Israel will probably flatten Baghdad in the first 15 minutes if they think a nuclear missile is in bound. Once this fuse is lit, its gonna big a big one.

Precisely. Saddam may be a Clintonesque megalomaniac, but he's no idiot. Do you think he'd be that dumb? Or would he instead just aim a Scud or two?

[WyCoKsRepublican]

Amen....if Iraq hits Israel this time, Baghdad could become a new Wal-Mart parking lot..........the restraints of the Gulf War will not be in place. Israel has the nukes, not to mention the "smarts" to defend their land. I am a Christian, believing that the Jews are indeed God's chosen people....I don't always understand it, but take it on faith.......We will prevail! and we will be victorious!..............God Bless President Bush, our trooops and especially those of us who dig for the truth and understand why we are doing what we are doing......RT