[Arthur Wildfire! March]

What is the aim of this war to punish those who attacked America or to settle old scores.

How about a clear cut objective? Wage a war against international terrorism. Revenge is not the issue. We are fed up with terrorists. If we let a terrorist live when we have a chance to kill him or at least cripple his capability, the blood is on your hands.

Why not kill two birds with one stone? Our troops are already out there. Saddam is a terrorist. And HE has an old score to settle with us. We could lick his boot from now til doomsday and he still might kick us in the head. If we do not take down the Bath party of Iraq, then we have blown a golden opportunity.

[alpowolf]

Tony's point in #10: You have to ask your self is America being used to fight other peoples battles for them. is well taken. Certainly we should stomp anyone who presents a clear and present danger. But whatever we do we should do because we determine that it's in accordance with our grand strategy, not because someone has manipulated us into doing it.

"Waging war on international terrorism" is not a clear-cut goal. It will have to be better defined than that. Unless you are suggesting that we send troops to the West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, Ireland, much of Africa, oops ran out of troops.

[angcat]

i am all for setteling old scores, i'm sure the family's of the marines who were drapped through the streets of that litter box will not agree with you at all.