While I find it difficult to be fair to President Bush, he has, at least, used rhetoric which suggests that the scale of the threat is great. However, one should read the statement Secretary of State Powell made to the UN yesterday. Some of it is compelling. We have never doubted that the Iraqi regime is dishonest. That was made clear during yesterday's presentation. It is also no surprise that the regime is less than enthusiastic about the inspection process. However, unless Secretary of State Powell can produce evidence to show that what he described yesterday is happening on a large scale, it must be asked how his presentation could justify the scale of human suffering that will be a consequence of military action. How could the possibility of some things happening justify what will inevitably happen?