[null and void]

I believe that the initial invasion of Iraq was an appropriate use of defensive and retaliatory force. Are you saying that you disagree?

Nope.

Although I would have done it differently, both in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Flatten the infrastructure
Kill the leaders
Break the countries up on ethnic lines
Set the ethnic groups at each other's throats
Walk away

The message is pretty clear, F with us, and you personally will die, we will destroy all you hold dear, and your country will simply cease to exist.

Nation building? *spit*

[Iwo Jima]

You and I are in total agreement, as far as I can tell. Acomplish our legitimate goals and leave. That was about 2 years ago. If the countries are left in disarray, that’s their own damn fault for messing with us. They better get a handle on things and not mess with us again, or we’ll have to come back, and they REALLY won’t like that.