Reply #9: In the hands of a decent president, that resolution would have done good

[jpgray]

The threat of force and invasion were more likely to get compliance from Saddam than continued 'sanctions' or bombings--witness the destruction of Al Samoud missiles on the eve of the invasion. I won't try to claim Kerry's vote wasn't likely to lead to war, because with Bush in power it was very clear that it would. But the resolution itself wasn't the major problem--it's what Bush did with it.