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>I am not sure why the administration felt like we needed to go now. I know I have seen and read some reports on the fact that our troops were basically sitting ducks while in Kuwait. An army on the move is a lot harder to hit. My guess is that the administration saw this becoming a drawn out inspection process, with no definitive deadline for the Iraqis. I know that France publicly stated they would not support an ultimatum. I did see Hans Blix interviewed yesterday, and he indicated the inspection process would have taken more months, not weeks.

Well I'll offer my opinion as to why now...

The cabal was in dread fear that something would happen at the U.N. to stop war plans and doing real war is CRITICAL to their future goals.
It would NOT have served them for Inspectors to have found and destroyed all WMDs. Frankly, it would not have served them for Saddam to flee or surrender or suicide because they NEED THIS WAR.

I'd say that this group will be exposed some time soon(ish) and that that will pose the greatest jeopardy to President Bush's re-election.