George W. Bush wasn't the first President to send warplanes on bombing runs in Iraq - his dad was the first. But let's not forget he's not the second either.

Does this sound familiar?

WASHINGTON -- A month ago, the United States called off its war
planes to give Saddam Hussein one last chance to cooperate. When
he failed to do so, the United States took action.

The President ordered air strikes against Iraq's
nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs and its
military capacity to threaten its neighbors. Warships and combat
aircraft began bombarding the defiant Gulf state at 5 p.m. EST -
- 1 a.m. in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital.

"The international community gave Saddam one last chance to
resume cooperation with the weapons inspectors," the President said.
"Saddam has failed to seize the chance. So we had to act and act
now."

It's too bad President Clinton didn't have the balls to finish the job.

More on Operation Desert Fox here.