I thought that it was proven that Saddam did have WMD and that he got rid of them just before the invasion.

i think you are right, Donna2, about the WMD's. Saddam had plenty of time to get rid of them. We spent a long time trying to get the UN to do something. As usual it was a waste of time. If I had to guess I would say they wound up in Syria.

I belive that both Donna and SallyJo are correct in their statments on the WMD in Iraq.

What I am more concerned with is what APPEARS to me to be confusing policy from the US toward the area.

I say APPEARS because in foreign affairs, many times there are things going on in the background that is not available for public consumption.

There seems to be more emphasis placed on insuring that Israel toes the line and for example stops the construction in Jerusalem than on Iran who spouts and huffs and puffs and continues to make advances of some kind with nuclear weapons.

I do know that a number of Democrats have publicly stated their concern about this administrations posture toward Israel.