[Alberta's Child]

If the main reason for war had been liberation of Iraqis, I'd have opposed it outright.

That's exactly why they "undersold" the issue.

What makes it even more ridiculous is that "the liberation of Iraq" doesn't even pass the smell test, either. If the U.S. is supposed to be liberating Iraqis from the grips of Saddam's small band of loyalists, and these loyalists are armed with little more than AK-47s, RPGs, and roadside explosives -- then the "liberation of Iraq" could be accomplished simply by handing out an M-16 and several thousand rounds of ammunition to everyone in the country.

[Huck]

Right, meanwhile we've got 100,000 troops there and no end in sight.