Dogfish, you said:

"What I am saying is that in this age of the sound bite, it has become necessary to win the hearts and minds of the American public prior to the US Government taking action. "

Actually I'd prefer a straight shooter.
If GW had said outright "we think he has WMD, we think he's supporting terrorists financially, and we all KNOW he's a murderous SOB, and we're gonna STOP him", I'd have appreciated his honesty and just set myself up for the bumpy road. I don't expect him to tell us everything, I just expect him not to bull**** me. I got enough of that from the last buffoon.

Incidentally, you're gonna have to work a lot harder than that to insult or offend me, Dogfish. beer