[workerbee]

I only take issue with #22 -- this is NOT pre-emptive. It's a continuation of hostilities from '91 that were never resolved. Saddam Insane never met the terms that defined the "end" of that war. We will now ensure that he does, once and for all.

#18 is my favorite: “Polls show Europeans are against this war.” Polls show Europeans believe their freedom was achieved by endlessly debating in marvelous dining halls, conveniently forgetting their right to be pompous blowhards was granted with American blood, not fabulous wine and Brie.

That's beautiful!

[EvilOverlord]

I only take issue with #22 -- this is NOT pre-emptive

Well, to some degree it is pre-emptive since we are not responding directly to an attack. However, war is always executed in this fashion. Armies do not sit and wait between battles for the enemy to attack in order to justify a response. They take the battle to the enemy to deny him comfort, supplies, funding, etc. They attack pre-emptively whenever possible.

The battle for Iraq is a part of the overall War on Terror. We go there to deny terrorists access to arms and money. There is no need to wait for another attack on our soil to justify denying comfort to the enemy.

[alancarp]

“Polls show Europeans are against this war.”

And we're to leave the safety of American Citizens at the mercy of those who don't know the facts and couldn't care less?