Quote of the day:
The hawks want a war as a manifestation of U.S. power in the world and as a sign that the United States is capable of changing the balance of power and the political map of the Middle East. Talking to a senior official, and he said to me, he said, Well, if we don't hit in Iraq, where are we going to hit?.... it's a desire that the United States, the superpower, is going to manifest its authority to the rest of the world.
Listen, I just feel that this potential -- this war, I just trust it comes off easily. But I have trepidation that it won't be easy, and there's going to be a terrible consequences from it." Novak