Mark, the way I see it Saddam will have "his war". The one he's been asking for since shortly after the ceasefire in '91.
As to the peace process and the breakdown of the UN, what exactly were the nations that so desire a longer period of time for inspectors doing to deal with Iraq before Bush made the push? What had those nations done since '98? Based on their actions or lack of actions during the time after inspectors were withdrawn I don't believe those nations really care about more inspections or even the goals of inspections. If they really cared, where was the push from France, German, Russia, and China for inspections then? They are certainly united on a position and seem sure that they know the answer now, but I think the answer they've come up with is based on nothing more than opposing the US. Why weren't they doing something before?
