So much for Saddam... I guess Bush' old arch enemies (Dow Jones and Nasdaq) expressed what they thought of it all (both down). I guess Saddam's influence on the world ceased long ago, anyway. Now, bin Laden... THAT would be a the fish to catch (you know - "then one that got away"... at least, so far). As for markets: It's a bit premature to say, but both Nasdaq and DJIA seems to be peaking and may make a technical retreat to test the 200EMA. That said - there's considerably more optimism to be found in company forecasts, these days. Big Q is: How much have they been factored in, already? Oh - and this: <A HREF="http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/breaking/breakingnewsarticle.asp?feed=OBR&Date=20031215&ID=.." target="_new">http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/breaking/breakingnewsarticle.asp?feed=OBR&Date=20031215&ID=...</A>. Now THAT...!! Sympathy for Halliburton runs deep, eh? The prodigal son still gets his share from daddio... KD