[Stefan Stackhouse]

Why is prosecuting a war with Iraq more important than rooting out the terrorist conneciton with Saudi Arabia, since supposedly rooting out terrorists is what this war is all about?

Becase the Saudis are not in a position right now to arm the terrorists with weapons that can cause casualties on US soil that are several orders of magnitude greater than 9/11, but the Iraqis are in such a position. We are going to proceed to do what we have to do in Iraq soon, because otherwise we will inevitably have no choice but to obilterate Iraq in retaliation later.

[fogarty]

I disagree. The Saudi money pipeline is already arming and has armed terrorists which can cause casualties on US soil. Don't you think past history is a reflection of the future. If Saudi Arabia is a breeding grounds for terrorist activity and their financial pipeline, doesn't it make sense to take it out?

Your reason for proceeding in Iraq is not very lucid. Saudi Arabia has PROVEN to be the source for terrorist activity against the US. Meanwhile Iraq has tenuous connections at best. By hitting Iraq we are not striking the enemy's head, merely one of the tentacles.