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As former Air Force, I can empathise with your pathos. It appears to me that there is much too of a hawkish attitude prevelant here at FR, mainly by those who are entirely lacking any objectivism coming from personal combat experience. They seem to pontificate with chest thumping patriotic he-man wanna-be rhetoric. I have no qualms with combat vetrans who advocate a military campaign. However, I believe that combat experience transforms rash and bold braggadocio into cautious tempered wisdom.

That notwithstanding, I believe that action against Iraq will indeed occur for several reasons. However, the reasons proselytized in the establishment media will have nothing to do with the ulterior motives of our government. Foremost, it will be something the international cabul will approve of, and in context with that it will allow the U.S. the ability to strategicly deal with Iran; a secondary aspect to that will be affectively insinuating U.S. projection of power into the Middle Eastern conflict.

With that said, I pray for all of our uniformed personell the grace of god to keep them safe and godspeed in order to return to their families and loved ones as quickly as possible.