Gore Vidal: U.S. Will Lose Iraqi War

Vidal also echoed the standard Democratic Party line that military action against Iraq will prompt the Butcher of Baghdad to unleash his weapons of mass destruction, saying, "Whatever Saddam has that might be atrocious – mustard gas, pox, viruses – we will ensure that he uses it."
Vidal is also a big believer in the war-for-oil conspiracy theory, telling WABC, "Now you have people [in Washington] who have no interest in the country at all. They’re interested in their companies, their corporations grabbing Caspian oil."
He also complains that the press has gone into the tank for the Bush White House, observing, "The media [have] never been more disgusting in my lifetime. Every lie out of Washington – they’re out there doing war dances."