Jean-Claude, I feel no animosity toward folks who want to do everything they can to avoid war. It's an honorable objective. But at some point you've got to enforce the lawful collective will of the civilized world. Saddam Hussein has extended his middle finger to us all for too, too long. If there was a peaceful way to get him (and his many, many henchmen) to relinquish power and the pursuit of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons -- weapons you know and I know he would not hesitate one fraction of a second to use on you, me, the Kurds, or his own people if it furthered his cause. I think it's pretty clear that the only way out for the man is in a body bag. There is no other way. Jim