[George W. Bush]

That’s why I love Ron Paul despite his weakness on national defense.

Hate to break it but Ron Paul was an early and vocal supporter of the Star Wars program along with Reagan. He certainly believes in defending our country with a strong well-equipped military.

I'm afraid he really isn't the little peacenik the Paul-haters would depict as. He does believe in spending for a strong defense because the Founders wrote about that federal responsibility at such length and so unanimously. They were also unanimous about the dangers of a standing army and foreign adventures (Iraq).

[Eric Blair 2084]

Wow! You really know your stuff. Keep up the good work.

I was in college at the time. I was more concerned with foosball and beer pong.

Having said that, this Iraq global social engineering experiment may eventually work out. We live in a world that glorifies instant results...microwave popcorn, instant messaging, fax machines, 24 hour cable news...

Only time will tell. We’ll know in 20 years.

If Iraq turns into a Shi’a theocratic satellite state controlled by Iran that threatens the region...the Iraq invasion was a miserable idea.

If Iraq turns into a shining beacon of freedom that draws envy from neighboring Arab states and their citizens and encourages autocrats in the Mid East to be dragged kicking and screaming into modern times along with their eager and angry populace...

Than you, George W. Bush, will have his face carved permanently into Mt. Rushmoore for your great, great grandkids to see 150 years from now.