As for the cowards - the article had mentioned how a countries and leaders, not just american, thought it would be a bad idea for a war to be started with Iraq. This is a war on terrorism... the ideal, not people or where they live, the people using this ideal to harness power and threaten livelihood.
Bin Laden is the focus now, and being a royal family member has its advantages - his money for example.
Except for Iraq financially and militarily supporting some of Al-Qaeda's exploits, leaders in Iraq having family ties to Bin Laden, the fact that Hussein has preached, endlessly, that Iraq will do whatever it takes to destroy the U.S., I don't see a reason to go to war with Iraq - they should have been demolished in Desert Storm. Senior's quest to obliterate Iraq would have occurred had the economic downfall in the early 90's not been blamed on him.
Saddam was to be removed from power - then clinton got elected, lucky Saddam. Clinton turned his back on Saddam and Iraq once again built up military supply levels.
This may have a little, or a lot, to do with finishing father's business, but Bush is right - with Saddam in power, Iraq is a bigger threat than Bin Laden... He should have been tried for war crimes against Kuwait, but clinton was too prissy... now he needs to be dealt with...