Even as more United Nations workers and diplomats fled Baghdad Tuesday, President Saddam Hussein, his sons and other Iraqi leaders rejected U.S. demands that they leave the country to avoid a military confrontation.

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World leaders on both sides of the Iraq debate reacted strongly to the U.S. ultimatum to Saddam Hussein, with most leaders reiterating the positions they have held during the past months.

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Three retired military officials discuss the battle plans U.S. planners are likely to use in an Iraq war and how Saddam Hussein's troops might respond.

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Members of an Iraqi-American community in Detroit give their views on a possible war with their home country and President Bush's ultimatum ordering Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq.

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Tom Bearden reports from Qatar with some troop response to President Bush's address on Monday.

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President Bush warned Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and his sons they must leave Iraq within 48 hours or face military strikes.

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United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced Monday that he had ordered the withdrawal of all U.N. weapons inspectors and humanitarian staff from Iraq.

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The leaders of the U.S., Britain, and Spain abandoned diplomatic efforts to win support for a final Iraq resolution Monday as President Bush prepared to give Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein an ultimatum: either leave Iraq or face military action.

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Simon Marks reports from Baghdad with signs of Iraqi citizens preparing for war.

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New York Times chief military correspondent Michael Gordon reports from Kuwait on how the U.S. and allied forces are organizing to fight the coming war.

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