[Night Stalker]

Davros

I think what Magik was getting at was that if a war was not fought (reguardless of who did the fighting), Germany's aggression would have ground Europe under it's heel. War was necessary - unfortunate, but needed.

From my own view, there are very strong parallels to todays Iraq and post WWI Germany. Chamberlain was of the "avoid war at any cost camp" and his avoidance of war had Brittain under prepared for it when it came knocking. Germany was a very aggressive force then. Part of that can be attributed to all the sanctions and reparations forced upon it by the Treaty of Versilles, but anyway.

Iraq is an aggressor. In the last 25 years they have attacked, for whatever reason, three of their neighbors, most of it under Saddams watch. He is clearly trying to rebuild his military capability, just like post WWI Germany.

The fact is the "peace at any cost" camp, IMO, will not accept any evidence provided that Iraq is in violation of UN 627 (?) and 1441, because those resolutions clearly state that the cease fire would end. The reason that "more compelling" evidence was not revealed ... well, I thought that what was reavealed was damning enough, though not overwelming. Spys are notorious for not wanting to reveal the info they have - because they know that the information they have works both for and against them. Revealed info reveals your intel collection capabilities, calls bluffs, reveals bluffs, closes sources of information, and puts peoples lives at stake. So spies are always nervous revealing info. IMO no info revealed will be good enough for the peace at all costs camp. For the "I'm all for it, just give me more justification" camp, well I hope you appreciate the spy's paradox.