Iraq: Psuedo Threat

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Iraq Attack: Pseudo-threat
The United States has committed itself to gallantly rid the world of terrorism. This supposed “war on terror” has lead us back to Iraq. Flashback to a decade ago, Iraq attacks Kuwait, we declare war with Iraq, Iraq leaves Kuwait. But this is not the Desert Storm we used to know. The threat is not present. The United States should not attack Iraq.
The President and the White House would lead us to believe that Iraq is a threat; that they are capable of building and possess weapons of mass destruction. But this not entirely true. Intelligence officials and military experts on Iraq express caution. While many are convinced that Iraq is rebuilding its arsenal, the White House has not publicly offered evidence of a single factory or lab known to be actively producing weapons of mass destruction. On top of this, they have no intention to provide any evidence to their claims. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says that the US can not wait for arms proof. But is the threat immediate.
According to studies released by the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Iraq does not have the facilities to make enough material for a nuclear weapon by itself and would need foreign help to do so. On top of this, even if they could obtain materials, they would not be able to launch it at a target from any considerable distance.
Whether or not we will eventually have to attack Iraq is not certain, but now is not the time. We should let the weapons inspectors to do there job and wait. The worst choice right now is haste; a pre-emptive attack could do more damage than good....