What can be said that already hasn't?

Thousands of people are likely to die over the next few weeks. All the arguing, rationalization, and logic can't erase that. While I support a war in Iraq, the consequences of my support are not going to be pretty. Such is the way things work.

Here's hoping the casualties don't include biological, chemical, or nuclear victims. Here's hoping Saddam's military does the right thing and stays as out of the way as possible. Here's hoping the citizens of Iraq make the right choices in the coming months.

But here's hoping we obliterate Saddam and as many of his tyrannical sons and commanders in the first wave.