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I am really disturbed about this "inevitable" invasion of Iraq. Most of the news media makes it sound like we are going to invade, it is just a matter of when.

Bush gave Saddam an ultimatum - allow UN weapons inspectors in or we will use military force aginst you. So, Iraq agrees allow to let them in but Bush says we are coming anyhow.

Al Gore gave a speech on Monday outling his argument against a war with Iraq. "After Sept. 11, we had enormous sympathy, goodwill and support around the world," Gore said . "We've squandered that, and in one year we've replaced that with fear, anxiety and uncertainty, not at what the terrorists are going to do but at what we are going to do."

What is the rush to do this? Why can't we allow the weapons inspectors to do their job and take it from there. Could this have anything to do with mid-term elections in a few weeks? Or, is it because Osama Bin Laden may still be out there, in which case W looks a lot like his daddy after the Gulf War.

Americans wonder why the rest of the world hates us. This is exactly why. We pretend that we abide by international law but when something does not suit the US government we use our military to force our will on the world.