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$170 billion for overthrowing a brutal totalitarian regime"""

The new Iraq constitution declares Islam as the supreme law, and Christians who used to worship freely are being hounded out of the country. Yep, that's certainly worth increase the US debt (and US taxpayers' burdens) by $170 billion.

Also, all this new spending - and the high oil prices that disruption in the mideast is causing - may lead the GOP to lose Congress this year. Another high price for an unneeded war.

Greatly exaggerated. The Iraqi Constitution declares Islam to be the "official religion of the state," which I don't think is necessarily the best idea. However, the Article itself does not say that Islam is to be a religion forced onto the people of the country. It says in Article 7(A):

This Law respects the Islamic identity of the majority of the Iraqi people and guarantees the full religious rights of all individuals to freedom of religious belief and practice.

"Islam is the supreme law" is a grotesque overstatement.

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The new Iraq constitution declares Islam as the supreme law, ---

Allow me to teach you some basic logic. This type of logic is called boolean and is used in computer chips, computer programs, engineering, and simple human logic.

First off Islam is not declared the SUPREME law. The Iraq Constitution only states that it is a basic source of legistation. Christianity is a basic source of legistation for the US Constitution - FYI.

Now on to the logic part. The Iraq Constitution states in Article 2:

(a) No law can be passed that contradicts the undisputed rules of Islam.

(b) No law can be passed that contradicts the principles of democracy.

(c) No law can be passed that contradicts the rights and basic freedoms outlined in this constitution.

Note that in the above there are 2 gate keepers for each item. If a proposed law is fine with Islam but not fine with one, or both, gate keepers it does NOT become law.

It's actually a brilliant piece of constitution and the Iraqis should be proud of that.

As for an "uneeded" war? It was needed in the 1990s and finally something is being down about it.