From tonights perspective, any near term combat would set an historical precedent - to whit, a major engagement commanded by officials serving up to 30 years in jail for perjury:roll:
But does this not drive to the heart of the US (and UK's) credibility over new WMD allegations?
Lets remind everybody what these Washington inditements are all about:
In 2002 a former US Ambassador is sent to Niger to investigate reports that Saddam Hussain is trying to buy Uranium for his WMD programmes. The Ambassador concludes that these reports are fraudulent and reports same to his Government.
Several months later "Dubya" repeats these allegations, despite it being widely known that they were false.
The Ambassador; a Gentleman of proberty, publically announces on TV about his investigation in Niger and his conclusions.
Six days later it is publically revealed by an anonomous source that the Ambassadors wife is a CIA undercover agent - a revalation that clearer endagers the life of a genuinly very brave state servant.
Suspicion falls on senior aides around "Dubya" and VP Dick Cheyne and testimony is given before the senate.
A Senior Judge then investigates the matter for 18 months before coming back and impeaching a senior aide of the VP, still investigating other Aides, and all with a probability of extending further up the Washington food chain.
If a senior Govt officials have conspired to blow the cover of a genuinely brave agent, because her husband exposed them as liars without shame, then this has been an act beneath all contempt and; frankly, a very good case for the death penalty to be used
So here we are then, a Govt of Shameless Liars, who lied deliberatly about WMD in Iraq. If they lied then, who in their right minds, is not going to believe that they are lying now about Iran!
Wake up USA:nono: and vote yourselves in a Government that is vaugely related to the Human Race!!