Issue:The Real News in the Downing Street Memos:

Specific: "virtually none were used in March and April, an average of 10 tons a month were dropped between May and August.

But these initial 'spikes of activity' didn't have the desired effect. The Iraqis didn't retaliate. They didn't provide the excuse Bush and Blair needed."

Comment:This goes to the notion that the Bush administration are not concerned about governance, but about power. "Power" is about getting your way.