el viajero,

Do you honestly believe that France, Germany, and Russia were posturing because of their belief that there was a way that Hussein would live up to the agreement made over a decade earlier?

He'd kicked the inspectors out, and the only reason he even let them back in was because he saw the U.S. building up to take him out.

You should read the documents presented to the UN by the U.S. government. You might also take a look at the satellite pics presented. They tell a story completely contrary to what you're saying about the evidence presented to the UN.

My guess is, based on your views, had the US grabbed a scud out of Iraq, and brought it into the UN, and put it on the table in front of them, you would have said..... "Yeah! But how do we know it's real? Maybe the U.S. made it!"

For some people, there's no evidence that is conclusive. Might you be one of those people?

Wolf