Eschaton

Diane Feinstein, no squishy liberal peacenik, outlines hers here:

Above all, there is our approach to Iraq and our perceived readiness to invade that nation unilaterally.

I believe we have to ask many critical questions, most of which are unanswered.

Questions about the ongoing war on terrorism. How do we stay the course, root out terrorism and, at the same time, initiate war with a nation-state which, to this day, remains unconnected to 9/11?

Questions about the extent of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction and about who will get to them first.

Questions about going it alone in Iraq.

Questions about casualties and cost.

Questions about collateral human damage - civilians killed in the short term and in the long run.

Questions about the future of Iraq, about whether we can honestly expect a democracy to be created out of a nation consumed by tribal factionalism.