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Bush may be a "man of character," but that hardly entails that all his foreign policies are above reproach. Launching a pre-emptive strike against another nation will have far-reaching consequences that I doubt you have even considered.

If/when India makes the case that Pakistan poses a far greater threat to them than Iraq does to the U.S., on what grounds will we dissuade them? "No, only WE may defend ourselves thus." Russia will try the same thing against Chechnya; China against Taiwan and God only knows who else; and on and on and on . . .

You see, this isn't simply a matter of "Iraq bad . . . we good . . . must bomb . . . live happily ever after."
If we are the example the world should emulate, what type of example does a pre-emptive strike send? Does anyone in his right mind want other nations following this example? Does anyone in his right mind think they won't?

This drastic shift in foreign policy is not one that should be undertaken lightly and Americans sure as hell should not accept it because, after all, Bush would never lie. I'm not calling him a liar, but I think he's nearsighted. This isn't a slippery slope we're walking down; we're walking over an abyss.

.30Carbine, let me write your reply for you (including my response):

"Yeah? What about 9-11-01 you America-hater?"

A: Iraq didn't do that; a bunch of guys from Saudie Arabia did that and a war against Iraq will not help our war on terrorism. I _LOVE_ this country. That's why I want to avoid a foreign policy boondoggle.