[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

I know that we here on FR have been on edge about this war (or should I say the delay in its start), but think about the troops that have been stationed in the Middle East for the last several months. Amazing!

Prior to the start of "Desert Storm", many troops had been in place for almost five months. The significant diference is that the Desert Storm ground offensive commenced on February 24. We are waiting WAY too long this time. Thank you Colin Powell and our European "Allies". We WILL remeber this.

[FreeReign]

Prior to the start of "Desert Storm", many troops had been in place for almost five months. The significant diference is that the Desert Storm ground offensive commenced on February 24. We are waiting WAY too long this time. Thank you Colin Powell and our European "Allies". We WILL remeber this.

The president is responsible for any decision to wait -- not the secretary of state or our allies. At this point I believe there are many factors that we don't know about that went into the president's decision.

BTW, the weather forecast for the next seven days in Bagdad is as follows;

Scattered Clouds. High: 71° F. / 22° C. Friday Night Scattered Clouds. Low: 42° F. / 6° C. Saturday Scattered Clouds. High: 75° F. / 24° C. Saturday Night Clear. Low: 46° F. / 8° C. Sunday Scattered Clouds. High: 80° F. / 27° C. Sunday Night Clear. Low: 50° F. / 10° C. Monday Clear. High: 80° F. / 27° C. Monday Night Scattered Clouds. Low: 55° F. / 13° C. Tuesday Scattered Clouds. High: 78° F. / 26° C. Tuesday Night Scattered Clouds. Low: 46° F. / 8° C. Wednesday Scattered Clouds. High: 73° F. / 23° C. Wednesday Night Scattered Clouds. Low: 42° F. / 6° C. Thursday Scattered Clouds. High: 66° F. / 19° C. Thursday Night Scattered Clouds. Low: 41° F. / 5° C.

[GraniteStateConservative]

We waited so long because we wanted a Turkish platform. The Turks wanted a new resolution. We'll now have to go it without a Turkish platform. Powell can't be blamed for that.