by Patrick J. Buchanan – August 21, 2002

With the Democratic Party still hiding in the tall grass, the GOP establishment is beginning to split over the issue of war on Iraq. Majority Leader Dick Armey was the first to speak out against it, followed by Brent Scowcroft, national security adviser to Bush I.

An attack on Iraq now, says Scowcroft, would “jeopardize, if not destroy [our] global counter-terrorist campaign.” It could cause Saddam to launch weapons of mass destruction at Israel, provoking Israeli nuclear retaliation, igniting Armageddon.