War fears prompt Iraqi threat to halt missile destruction
Progress on disarmament jeopardised

Iraq will halt its most serious disarmament effort in four years if it emerges that even the destruction of prohibited missiles will not spare a war, a trusted adviser of Saddam Hussein said yesterday.
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United States must dig deep to pay the price for loyalty

AMERICA faces a bill running into many billions of dollars even before the first missile strike against Iraq as it tries to coax, pressure and, if necessary, buy allied support.

Washington’s unseemly cash-for-access wrangle with Turkey may involve big money, but it reflects only a small strand in a web of deals that the Bush Administration is trying to weave with potential allies in the Gulf, on the United Nations Security Council and in “new” Europe.
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  thanks to BookNotes

Turkish Lawmakers May Reconsider American Presence

Under intense American pressure, a senior Turkish official indicated today that his government would ask Parliament a second time to allow American troops to use the country as a base against Iraq, a day after lawmakers here rejected such a plan.
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They are just going to have to do this over and over again until they get it right.

It's the battle of the emigre NSC Directors!

Today on CNN's Late Edition Wolf Blitzer had on Henry Kissinger and Zbigniew Brzezinski. I don't normally do this, but I'm going to quote Brzezinski at length because I think what he said amounts to some of the most sensible stuff I've heard of late on this subject. It's worth reading through.
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White House advisors looking for a "way out" of war with Iraq

Some strategists within the Bush Administration are urging the President to look for an "exit strategy" on Iraq, warning the tough stance on war with the Arab country has left the country in a "no win" situation.
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  thanks to Hammerdown