[HenryLeeII]

Uhh, you need to get some facts straight. First, President Bush DID SAY EMPHATICALLY, more than once, that Iraq was not an immediate threat. However, we have a president who is mature enough to recognize a growing threat and willing to do something about it. Otherwise, why would he get us into a war? It was very risky politically, and he's not getting any financial profit out of it. I'd really like to hear an explanation. Secondly, the world's image of our fighting forces, and the commander-in-chief behind them, is one of "shock and awe," otherwise, explain Ghaddafi's about-face, Syria's sudden willingness to discuss withdrawing troops from Lebanon, and even North Korea's willingness to tone down some rhetoric and discuss its nuke program. Yes, this war was in our national interest, on several levels, but it would take an understanding of international relations to know that.