>I think that aspect has been fairly covered, if one listens objectively. I don't think that's an issue here. But you may have one good point - not about the various countries' official Iraq stances media coverage, but about the (at least IMO) "saturation coverage" of the anti-war protests a few weeks ago. It sounded like the entire world was in the streets protesting, by many media sources, when in fact there were merely a paltry but vocal group out in the streets. Certainly nothing like the old anti-Vietnam protests in their heyday. The Iraq-war protests just made for big news on a slow news day, was my impression, having been through the whole Vietnam thing.

>Oops, now I'm gonna have to eat my words. Not too surprisingly, now that Hussein realized he was close to seeing more allies come aboard from the missile-issue, he just announced he will probably agree to destroy the missiles. On another front, Russia's Putin has now agreed to "look the other way" and not criticize US efforts anymore.
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>So, who knows where this will go next, with the missile issue apparently dead now. I still think the optimal solution is for Hussein simply to leave Iraq, and though that seems unlikely on the surface, you never know. He still might select that option over a certain death, if pressured hard enough, and allowed to go into a reasonable exile status. It's surely the best scenario for our planet, and still vaguely possible...

My guess is that the war is going to start, and someone within the military is going to take him out. I really don't think they have any love for Saddam. I do know that we have been calling and e-mailing the generals. They know we are coming, and protecting Saddam is a death-wish.