Neither consent nor dissent: Bush's uncontested war.(George W. Bush's attack on Iraq)

AS PRESIDENT BUSH RUSHES HEADLONG INTO WAR with Iraq, there are endless reasons for concern; but the one that is most disturbing has been least remarked on. The president can be faulted for waiting so long to consult Congress, the United Nations, America's allies and the Middle Eastern nations likely to be affected (Jordan, Turkey, Iran). And he certainly can be faulted for rashness, impetuosity, arrogance and an impressive indifference to the rule of law--even if, in the end, he is compelled to play by the UN rules that, ironically, he himself invoked. But accountability is a ...