Condolezza Rice has apparently told U.N. reps not to bother showing up for a March meeting. So we can surmise from that that this must get done within the next 8 weeks or so...
Saddam may well have links with terror networks, too, to hide the WMD. He's had 12+ years to do so. And the Palestinian suicide mentality seems to quickly infect otherwise peaceable people. And the country is principally populated with people that can't defend themselves, let alone live a decent lifestyle.
It will be hell, though, if the oil wells get set on fire again. Then nobody gets access to that spent energy. We may be forced to alternatives, sooner than later.
All of this is unsettling...there are no easy solutions.