Agree with you about the war Oli. This is'nt going to be won with smart bombs, unless the Iraqi army overthrows Saddam.
Its going to be down to street warfare, where allied forces dont have much of a technological advantage, only training and discipline, against the iraqi local knowledge.
Many young soldiers will die, many children will lose dads (and mums now), and many iraqi civilians will perish.
Is it worth it? Only Blair and Bush know for sure.
I still think that under all the spin Blair is a moral person...and had children of his own which DOES change your thinking. I dont think he'd do this, and risk political suicide if it wasn't for a very good reason.
.....and and Isreal have had nuclear weapons since the 60's or 70's. They're also, IMO, the most likely country to use them. They've certainly been close plenty of times.