On another subject, the anticipated invasion of Iraq. What are you thoughts?
I've been saying since February that as I read the tea leaves from this administration, we were going to go into Iraq. By now, it would be a disasterous blow for US prestige and power if after all this talk, we failed to go into Iraq.
The latest rumors (NY Times articles, WaPo, David Warren columns, etc) seem to confirm it's not a matter of if, but when and how. If the military analysts of Ha'aretz can be believed, the IDF general staff certainly believes that we will attack Iraq this winter or next spring.
There has been a great deal of material quietly shipped to the Mideast, to Israel, Jordan and Turkey. It's hard to get a handle on how much, though that email on the shortage of shipping containers certainly caught my eye. If it's this winter, we will probably see the announcements, debates, and troop shipments after the November election, just as Bush 41 waited until after the November 1990 elections to move 500,000 troops into the Gulf. |
