Well, as I read through rec.arts.startrek.* and all the posts that seem to have degenerated into a discussion on politics and Iraq, I remember my thoughts on the whole thing before the UN inspection teams ent to Iraq this time.

If the teams found anything, then George W Bush would appear on TV saying "See? I told you they had this stuff! Now we have to go in and remove Saddam!"

If the teams found nothing, then President Bush would appear on TV saying "See? I told you they wouldn't cooperate or reveal that stuff! Now we have to go in and remove Saddam and uncover all the weapons!"

It just seems so painfully obvious to me that this "Iraq Crisis" is a manufactured one, designed to divert peoples' attention away from the fact that Bin Laden was never caught and that Al Quaeda was never shut down.

So how come I've seen those same conclusions reached on BBC World News, CBC Newsworld and other Canadian political debate shows, but never on American TV?