... in a war zone - far away ...

Why are the weapons inspectors:

> not being given proper funding and equipment?

> why do they not have proper security scanning equipment or proper security arrangements?

> why is America insisting on sending low calibre people in the monitoring group?

Because George Bush wants the mission to fail. So that he can attack Iraq. So that he can steal the oil.

Saddam is a totally obnoxious man and he treats his people abysmally - but he was no threat to Britain or America.

His approach to dealing with fundamentalist Islamic priests and leaders is to put them up against a wall and shoot them. He knows that weapons of mass destruction given to terrorists are more likely to be used on his own regime - than against the west.

I really don't want to see American and British lives lost in what is an economic war.

In the sixties and seventies I hitched throughout Europe and the people in the front line in the Iraq war will be grand children of those great Americans who gave me lifts. They have the courage - and the sense of duty - and the professionalism to do the job - as will the British - but not for them the spoils of the war - if they are lucky - a medal or two - a military pension - small perks - but not the massive wealth - the tens of billions of dollars - the oil industry - such as in Texas - will make.

... and if the war goes wrong? - they will be the ones that die - the ones that are injured - and they will ignored - blocked out of the national consciousness - as the politicians - and media pretend it never happened.