In America, almost always reluctant to war, dubious of foreign engagements, isolationist by nature, the lack of a draft makes a huge difference.

CNN: Commentary: Separating the war from the warriors

Although the documents related to the alleged Niger-Iraqi uranium deal had not yet been determined to be forgeries, officials who were reviewing the draft remarks on uranium raised several concerns about the fragmentary nature of the intelligence with National Security Council colleagues.

CNN: Text of CIA Director George Tenet's statement