America, Saddam Hussein, and Zero Tolerance

             On Sunday, President Bush's administration pledged "zero tolerance" if Saddam Hussein
             refuses to comply with the international call for him to disarm. A revised UN Security
             Council resolution demands Iraq to do away with its weapons of mass destruction. The
             resolution also calls for Saddam Hussein to allow inspectors into Iraq. Saddam is facing
             "serious consequences" if he doesn't comply with this resolution. Condoleezza Rica, the
             national security adviser, commented that the world doesn't need to waste time playing a
             "game of cat and mouse." The resolution states that the Security Council would evaluate
             any violations and decide how to deal with them. The US forcefully reserved the right to
             invade Iraq with or without UN approval. The White House's Chief Executive Andrews
             Card commented on NBC's "Meet the Press" that the "UN can meet and discuss" but the
             United States "does not need their permission." Even secretary Colin Powell, who was
             once against an attack on Iraq, stated that the US has the "authority to act with
             like-minded nations who might wish to join" with us to attack Iraq.
             The Bush administration received support from Arab foreign ministers when they
             urged Saddam to accept the terms of the resolution. President Bush has approved
             a battle plan against Iraq, which was leaked out of confidentiality. The leak
             of this appears to be an effort to send Saddam a message of how serious the United
             States is on pushing its efforts.
             I believe Bush and his administration are pushing this too far. President Bush
             doesn't have any common sense. He has already outraged a portion of the World's
             leaders. Now Bush wants to put the entire United Nations into an uproar. "Leadership
             is a combination of strategy and character. If you must be without one, be without the
             strategy." Well, President Bush lacks character, not a strategy. Even though the president
             has a plan of attack, he doesn't have ...

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