[allendale]

The next time the US chooses to invade, subdue and transform a country like Iraq, its leaders ought to read “Caesar’s Commentaries” to see how it was done. Caesar’s soldiers knew he did not squander their lives or their sacrifices.

[Leaning Right]

The next time the US chooses to invade, subdue and transform a country like Iraq, its leaders ought to read “Caesar’s Commentaries” to see how it was done.

Good advice. But it might be better to simply heed Douglas MacArthur's famous warning, "Never get involved in a land war in Asia."