by Patrick J. Buchanan – December 23, 2002

With the president and Secretary Powell joining the British in declaring Iraq to be in breach of U.N. resolutions, all indicators point to a winter war. Though 60 percent of the American people do not believe the president has made the case for war, nine in 10 believe war is coming. They are almost surely right.

Reserves are being called up and sent to the Gulf. Four U.S. aircraft carriers – the Nimitz, Kitty Hawk, Abraham Lincoln and Harry S. Truman – are in the region. The Constellation is on the way. Britain’s Ark Royal will bring to six the number of carrier battle groups within striking distance of Baghdad.