Article: On to Gulf War II? Not the best idea.(A)(Commentary)

Byline: Arnaud de Borchgrave

Those who would like to kill three poisonous snakes || Osama bin Laden, Mullah Mohammed Omar and Saddam Hussein || with one stone should think again. As admirable as their objective is today, the let's-do-it-now advocates - Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz; the Defense Review Board's Richard Perle; former CIA Director James Woolsey; columnist William Safire; author Laurie Mylroie - should keep in mind the law of unintended consequences.

Mr. Perle says, as he did again on CNN's "Crossfire," that a resolute United States, determined to prevail against Saddam, would enjoy the support of our Arab friends and NATO allies. ...

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