We need to consider the wider implications of a conflict with Iraq.  The removal of Saddam by force could have a knock-on effect that not only threatens the stability of Iraq and its neighbours, but could also quite possibly engulf the whole region, from Israel to India and beyond.   Now, there’s a frightening scenario.

Another issue that this administration has managed to dodge is the human cost of the conflict.  The population of Iraq is approximately 22 million souls, and as people know, there is always collateral damage in any kind of conflict, no matter how “smart” your bombs may be.  Just how many innocents will have to die to remove one man?  I can’t put a figure on that, but I think any loss of life will be too much.