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We have no choice but to achieve a win in that entire region of the world. You listed the reasons already. If we don't defeat the backwards thinking through example or force, attacks like 9-11 will happen for as far in the future as I can possibly imagine.

The time for change is now, and sooner or later countries that stand in our way will have to change or fall. The only other option is capitulation and start praying toward mecca 5 times a day. If I have one capable bone in my body it will be put to use to prevent that from happening.

I thank God everyday for the election of GWB. I hope historians recognize him as the first president to recognize this threat and issue the appropriate response.

I think we see eye to eye on 90% of this.

What makes me angry is the Army determination to grind LTC West into hamburger and make an example of him. Relieve him or reprimand him? Sure. But a General Court, loss of retirement pay and possible prison? If a morale bomb existed and you set it off in the 4th I.D. you couldn't kill off morale more effectively. These soldiers know LTC West willingly sacrificed his career to save their lives - and now they know the Army wants to send him to prison for saving their lives.

Remember, the 4th I.D. occupies Tikrit and will likely be the unit that would catch Saddam, if we catch him. Do we really want to destroy that unit's morale?