Touched a nerve I see? 
Here is a 
, so cool down.
I have more experience with war than you. As I maintained, you did not state any timetable in the original post but you did set some time expectancy in another post, remember this: Additional US troops flood into Basra, and by the end of the week, most parts of the country are stabilized. This was your prediction for the war to last less than 3 weeks. You were wrong even according to your own timetable. I believe this war can be another week (if someone assassinate Hussein) or several months (if it needs to become another guerilla war). Unfortunately you and your leaders tried to give the impression that it would be another “six-day” war.
I agreed with you and therefor made this point as “being unlikely” because the closer to Baghdad they are used, the larger the possibility of own destruction of Iraqi civilians. Thus far your government has gone to war on an “if” and you are not man enough to admit it. Thus far only the USA has repeatedly used WMD in various cases. My comment that the USA might use chemical weapons (which they do have) again remain. Chemical/biological weapons is not the type of weapons that one use for defensive use, it is offensive weapons. The USA have these weapons and that’s the reason they do not wish to sign treaties banning the use.
I see you prefer NOT to state a proper source…but let your argument rest on rumours.
Would be interesting for me to see the casualties of the Iraqi army though. Would give a much better picture as to how far the war has gone. I will even accept the USA propaganda, just to have some sort of figure.
Agreed, BUT much more was expected by the USA invaders. You yourself foresaw that civil unrest would start during the second week. Thus far the tent towns set up for fleeing Iraqis remain basically empty. Don’t undermine your intellect by stating NO Iraqis could not have made use of these facilities because they are prevented. Only some cities are still in the hands of the Iraqi army and they can’t keep all in check. I have seen video material by South African journalists in Baghdad where (unbelievable almost) the population carry on with a fairly normal live - and it was not staged.
I am much more objective than you w.r.t. the USA’s actions. I supported in principle the USA’s attack on Afganistan because of the then reasons. In this case I agree with Desmond Tutu that “For the war to be just, it had to be declared by a legitimate authority and all peaceful means towards a solution should have been exhausted. This war is therefor an unjustifiable war and because it is unjustifiable, it is immoral. And if it is immoral, in my view, it is evil.”
Unfortunately, diplomats like you must follow their leader even if he is Satan himself (not saying Bush is Satan). Being older and wiser, I am much closer to objectivity than you. In South Africa we know what it is to be lied to by a government, believing them, and committing acts we normally never would on the flimsiest reasons. You still need to go through that phase.
