Posted 5:30 PM by Blah blah

Please read those articles in blue on top. That's what I think. Whew! Am taking a break...



Whom Else After Iraq?

Some looking ahead to future war targets (McClatchy). This really scares me. Wake up, guys! Is this the prelude to world war?:

Even as President Bush struggles, against robust international opposition, to launch a regime-toppling invasion of Iraq, some of the strongest and earliest supporters of military action against Saddam Hussein are already looking ahead to the next target.

Some hawks outside the government are beginning to turn up the rhetorical heat against Iran and Syria, both Iraq neighbors and both known to be funneling aid to Middle East terrorist groups. Others are focusing on North Korea and its rapidly mobilized nuclear weapons program, or the African country of Libya....

Donnelly said one such example might be the imminent overthrow of the Musharraf government in Pakistan, given the country's possession of nuclear weapons. [Pakistan, our ALLY in the war against the Taliban!]...

The administration's new National Security Strategy suggests an activist American military, one more inclined to act pre-emptively if the president concludes U.S. security is threatened.

In the updated strategy, Bush said the United States might unleash its military might even if unprovoked.

'As a matter of common sense and self-defense, America will act against ... emerging threats before they are fully formed,' the president wrote.