"The Foreign Secretary said he would discuss this with Colin Powell this week. It seemed clear that Bush had made up his mind to take military action, even if the timing was not yet decided. But the case was thin. Saddam was not threatening his neighbours, and his WMD capability was less than that of Libya, North Korea or Iran. "
Oct. 16, 2002 - George Bush Press Conference (Three Months Later)
"I have not ordered the use of force. I hope the use of force will not become necessary." ... "Hopefully this can be done peacefully. Hopefully we can do this without any military action." ... "I've carefully weighed the human cost of every option before us. If we go into battle, as a last resort, we will confront an enemy capable of irrational miscalculations."
ummm... American Media? Care to explain?
Care to even ask the obvious questions?