A LOT of credence is being shown by the 'doves' on the question of Iraq's arms and the fact that the UN weapons inspectors have been, albeit very grudgingly, allowed access.

What many, I'm sure, don't realise is the size of Iraq. According to my encyclopaedia, it has an area greater than the British Isles, plus the Benelux countries with the addition of Denmark twice over.

I once saw a gentleman dressed as an Arab make a Rolls-Royce disappear before my eyes, within the confines of a stage.

What Saddam Hussein would be able to do with the space and time he has had available makes my mind boggle.

HARRY TALBOT, Bennington Street, Blackburn.