Forget it. 12 years of diplomacy. 17 UN resolutions, ALL ignored.

Not true. Iraq did cooperate to a fair degree. There were some
disagreements, such as Saddam objecting to CIA spies as part of the US
portion of the inspection teams.

Missiles fired at our patrol aircraft, there to enforce a cease fire.
Iraqi
nuclear physicists keeping plans for nuclear weapons hidden in their
homes.

The "no fly zone" was imposed by the US and Britain, and not sanctioned by
the UN. The Iraqi's had every right to defend their sovereignty and fire at
the aircraft.

Iraqi nuclear physicists keeping plans for nuclear weapons hidden in their
homes.

The plans were for centrifuges, not nuclear weapons.

"Most of the world" isn't correct. There were dozens of countries with
us.
The only major ones against us are being proven now to be corrupt.

Bull. Most of the countries were smaller nations who depended heavily on US
aid. Some countries, like Eritrea, didn't even know they were part of the
"coaltion" until they were contacted by the media.

Look, just characterize things however you want. Frankly my guess, and it
is only that based on experience, is that we wouldn't be having this
discussion if Al Gore had won and taken the exact same measures Bush did.
Intellectual honesty is a rare thing in an emotion based political
philosophy.

This discussion has nothing to do with party lines but is all about US
foreign policy.