Scott Rosenberg further makes my case. Yes, we want Saddam gone, but what is there to justify massive military intervention now?

One main thing is technological advances. True, Saddam is likely to have effective Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD's) relatively soon so it could be we should deal with him very soon. The other hand is every country in the world and every terrorist group with over a million dollars can have access to that capability fairly soon. On the gripping hand, I don't think the Bush team is smart enough to evolve whatever kind of doctrine that is needed to protect the American people. Maybe Lexx is right, we are a type 13 planet species doomed to near term extinction.