Good post.
I have always maintained that going into Iraq was for strategic reasons. Pres Bush told us in his axis of evil speech pretty clearly what needs to be done.
The middle east has been simmering for years and it has to be taken care of. There are no easy ways to do it and no guaranteed outcomes, but the US and Israel are the only ones who will lead.
I pray for the people of Iran who have had to live under this tyranny and wish to be free.
I agree.
Iraq is the perfect position from which to drain the swamp. I don't see any way to win the war on terror without doing exactly that. We have to at least try to address the problem. To do less is to guarantee that we will continue to be a target.
One thing the controversy over Iraq has done is reveal very clearly who our real friends are, and who is more unreliable in a pinch. It's rough going it alone on anything. But I think the reality is that anti-Americanism has become so severe in the world that we might be alone in facing most future conflicts. I hope I'm wrong.
I don't know why I'm surprised by that - the lead up to WWII was much the same for Britain.
That's another thing I wondered about - if, heaven forbid, we ended up head to head with China for some reason, would we be standing against them without allies? Even if China attacked us?