In a message dated 02/10/2005 12:23:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, philiph at slac.stanford.edu writes: snippage to detoppost] In particular more troops would have allowed us to secure the weapons depots which have fueled the insurgency. Given the WMD justification for the invasion, this failure to secure the depots strikes me as unconscionable. who says the weapons came from inside? Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia--Iraqs borders are so insecure North Korea could be shipping nuclear bombs into the country. John D. Barbato, OD