This is just the completion of what should have been done in Gulf War I. I was over in Bahrain just after the truce in the first Gulf War so I got to see life in the most moderate of the Gulf countries.
I think that most US Citizens would be shocked if they read the subtitles of the Islamic prayers shown on Saudi television. They were full of hate, jealousy and lust for killing. I saw nothing socially redeeming in these televised prayers and I was making sure I paid close attention while I had the chance to observe first hand. I am making an assumption that many other countries like Syria and Iran are much worse. I am also making an assumption that 10 years from now, looking back, most will view it a mistake that we did not force regime change in Syria and Iran too.
I have never wavered from my own position that we should have hit Iran first — then Iraq...