[Burkeman1]

Perpetual war? And I sadly agree. We will be in Iraq for decades.

[adamyoshida]

Iraq, the cradle of civilization, makes a fine base for and Empire. From the central position the United States now commands the whole middle East.

[etcetera]

"Perpetual war? And I sadly agree. We will be in Iraq for decades."

That's why Pakistani, Iranian, and North Korean nukes are critical to the equation.

[Bon mots]

Perpetual war? And I sadly agree. We will be in Iraq for decades.

Let's not panic. So far, less Americans have been killed in Iraq than have been murdered in Los Angeles County during the same time period... IRAQ WAR included.