Originally posted by: Harvey
I've figured it out. This is a massive game of good cop - bad cop. Saddam absolutely wouldn't have gone as far as he already has without the imminent threat of being smashed by the U.S. and whoever wants to come along. The Germans, French, and Russians are playing good cop to give Saddam the appearance of a chance to avoid it. I don't know if Bush is smart enough to realize he's in this position, but if it turns out that Saddam backs down all the way, it's OK with me. If they are able to present stronger evidence that Saddam has bio and chemical weapons, at least everyone will be able to say the world held back until they had him dead to rights... emphasis on the word, dead.
Meanwhile, I'm getting tired of arguing about it on more trivial levels of the public positions presented by the various players. AFIC, it's a soap opera. Since I can't do anything about it, I'm going to sit back and watch the show and hope for the best.
Meanwhile, anything Osama has to say has to be taken as the rants of an opportunistic war and hate monger.