[cinFLA]

If you need any proof of that statement, consider this: the civilian leadership in the Department of Defense in this administration is dominated by people who have been publicly calling for U.S. military action in Iraq for the last ten years.

Uh, seems you are not aware that we HAVE been involved in military actions in Iraq for the last ten years.

[shattered]

I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to post some perspective here.

I will admit to sometimes feeling a little like the original poster, and reading this thread has helped me to get a handle on my feelings.

[Alberta's Child]

Uh, seems you are not aware that we HAVE been involved in military actions in Iraq for the last ten years.

Yes, absolutely.

A bunch of cruise missiles taking down radar sites on the eve of Bill Clinton's Lewinsky testimony, and a bunch of Navy aircraft patrolling "no-fly zones" over Iraq wasn't much of a "military action" -- that's why many people in the current administration were clamoring for something more decisive.