BUSH'S TOUGH STANCE IS THE BEST WAY TO DISARM SADDAM

And the position of France et al to keep up the charade of inspections is letting Saddam breathe easier. It turns out that it's not just pro-war types like me who are saying this. It also seems to be the opinion of Saddam Hussein himself:

In a boost for the White House and Mr Blair, their tough stance appeared to be vindicated by President Saddam himself, in remarks to CBS News last night. Dan Rather, the news presenter who conducted the interview, said the Iraqi leader indicated he would not destroy his al-Samoud missiles, as the UN was demanding. Instead President Saddam challenged Mr Bush to a live international television interview, an offer dismissed by Mr Fleischer as "not a serious statement".

I hope Saddam doesn't destroy those missiles, just so we can all see how France will try to spin that one.