I’m incredulous Can any level headed person think that by going to war with Iraq is going to heighten U.S. security? Iraq poses no immediate risk to the US (unlike Iran or North Korean), has no proven link to al Qaeda (unlike Pakistan, Iran and Saudi Arabia) and is being effectively contained with continued inspections. Yes Iraq has probably broken resolution 1441, but there’s so far no substantial “smoking gun”. Inspections may not be as macho as watching precision munitions fall from great heights or tales of one sided tank battles, but the immediate saving of hundreds or thousands of American lives and tens or hundreds of thousands or Iraqi lives (yes they count too) is worth it. Inspect for a year, with quadruple the number of inspectors and then see. If a “smoking gun” emerges during that time, one can then seek to justify war. If the U.S. attacks Iraq it risks inflaming more terrorists, alienating allies, and eviscerating the United Nations.