Vee Jay says, 27; Quod nihil ...

Translation:
Nothing is so weak or unstable as a reputation for power which is not based on one's own forces.
That is a very apt description of Saddam Hussein's circumstances.

Bush says he has to hurry up. He's quite correct. Why? The WMD anesthetic might wear off. What if people thought about the WMD hoax with neo cortex on?

Americans need Bush's grand excuse. Thus far, few have called his bluff and said, equally, correctly, "What a crock!"

People seem to understand that the so-called "WMD" can't win a war. You gotta give credit for a modicum of understanding. But most believe that nasty old Saddam might use what little he is supposed to have. If he were to do that he'd certainly be as stupid as Americans unanimously think he is. Most think it's obvious that the Iraqis are hiding WMD under their beds. And some of these essentially ineffective WMD will of course be discovered there.

A coup would seem most likely. Maybe not though. American and British forces will likely storm in and take over so quickly that it'll be over before anyone knows it.

In that scenario, there probably will be a lot of self congratulation. The dumb old fart would have used WMD if he'd have had a chance it will be said.

If he uses the scary old WMD everybody will be able to see just how ineffective those scary old WMD really are. Guess what jelly bean? WMD can not win a war.

What's the bottom line? Hoaxes and Hobgoblins are useful.

Update April20, 2003:
Ex-Spies Slam US Over Failure to Find WMDs
Agence France-Presse
Retired CIA intelligence analyst Ray McGovern told AFP: "Some of my colleagues are virtually certain that there will be some weapons of mass destruction found, even though they might have to be planted. "I'm just as sure that some few will be found, but not in an amount that by any stretch would justify the charge of a threat against the US or anyone else." He added: "Even if the planting was discovered by and by, they'll say, 'ok, the weapons were planted - fine.'" McGovern said he was alluding to a remark by Secretary of State Colin Powell after it emerged that a letter purporting to show that Iraq had sought to procure uranium from Niger - a key argument in the case for war and cited in President George W. Bush's January 28 State of the Union address - was a forgery. Powell told NBC: "It was the information that we had. We provided it. If that information is inaccurate, fine."
news.sify.com article
Truthout article:
truthout.org/docs_03/042003A.shtml

To the tune of "If you're happy and you know it ..."
If you cannot find Osama, bomb Iraq. If the markets are a drama, bomb Iraq. If the terrorists are frisky, Pakistan is looking shifty, North Korea is too risky, Bomb Iraq.
If we have no allies with us, bomb Iraq. If we think someone has dissed us, bomb Iraq. So to hell with the inspections, Let's look tough for the elections, Close your mind and take directions, Bomb Iraq.
It's "pre-emptive non-aggression", bomb Iraq. Let's prevent this mass destruction, bomb Iraq. They've got weapons we can't see, And that's good enough for me 'Cos it'all the proof I need Bomb Iraq. If you never were elected, bomb Iraq. If your mood is quite dejected, bomb Iraq.
If you think Saddam's gone mad, With the weapons that he had, (And he tried to kill your dad), Bomb Iraq. If your corporate fraud is growin', bomb Iraq.
If your ties to it are showin', bomb Iraq. If your politics are sleazy, And hiding that ain't easy, And your manhood's getting queasy, Bomb Iraq.
Fall in line and follow orders, bomb Iraq. For our might knows not our borders, bomb Iraq. Disagree? We'll call it treason, Let's make war not love this season, Even if we have no reason, Bomb Iraq.