I think Iraq IS a threat to the US.
I think Iraq IS a threat to other countries besides the US.
I think Hussein is a distinct and terrible threat to the population of Iraq.
Doesn't make me feel "unsafe" or "afraid" though.
Que sera, sera.
I've said here on this BBS before that I feel it is inevitable that the US will eventually be hit with a WMD strike. I think the death toll will make Pearl Harbor or the WTC disasters look minimal in comparison.
However, I think the retribution we extract will similarly make that event look minimal.
And don't trouble yourself telling me that we may not have "proof" or a "smoking gun". I seriously doubt we'll be that demanding of our evidence. I think there will be a medium size list of places that we think may have done it and that will be all we need.
Terrifying thought, eh?
This is all just my specualation, however. So don't read too much into it.
Still, I think this is where the failure of the UN to act against dictators like Hussein will lead. I can almost imagine no other ending beside nuclear catclysm.
The "civilized world" can no longer distinguish between "good" and "evil". Everything must be gray. What's black may be white, what's white may well be black.
Therein lies the end of the human race, eventually.
