And, just how are the current operations, "Empire building?"
Do explain...I'm willing to listen to any convincing arguement.
Where did I say that the current operation is Empire building? You can look, but you'll come back empty-handed. But, just for the record. Though I think that Saddam is the lowest sort of dog, I always felt that the evidence linking him to Osama and Al Queda was flimsy at best. Taking him out now is a pretext for gaining a foothold smack dab in the most volatile part of the world...a place where our military influence could be substantial. If we indeed plan on being the world's policeman (which is the righteous veneer of Empire), then what better place to have a precinct house than in Iraq. Anyone who believes we will be out of there soon is a fool. We intend to stay there for a long, long time.
I support our ongoing efforts to round up and destroy the parties responsible for 9/11. I oppose the foreign policy that creates monsters like Osama, Saddam, the Shah, Somoza, Noriega, and a whole host of other CIA stooges. I oppose the foreign policy that get's us involved in every nook and cranny of the world, and I oppose any policy that keeps us in the Mideast for one minute longer than is necessary to finish tracking down the criminals responsible for 9/11.