[Agricola]

If you are talking about the recent war then you have another supporter. I don't know if the Iraqi people are better off or not right now nor do I really care since it was not of our interest. If our occupations of Kosovo or Afghanistan are any indication then the results will be very mixed depending your ethnicity and religion. For Suni and Iraqi Christians the answer will be no (and we will do little if anything to stop minority persecution as that might entail casualties). And that is beside the point. This war wasn't sold of "Freeing" Iraq, or stopping Sadaam's brutality, but on the immediate threat to the US by WMDs'. But since no WMDs' have been found to date we have the disgraceful attempt of some who support this administration trying to justify this war with the fact that Sadaam was a brutal dictator. Even worse are those who point to the mass graves of Shia killed during the revolt we encouraged in 91' and then abandoned as justification for this war. Has there even been a more dishonest rationale in American history than that?

[Linda]

Yes, I am speaking of the recent "war". I prefer to call it an invasion. All you stated is absolute truth. One thing about Saddam he kept the Shiite's in line. As someone so rightfully said, he kept them in line with a boot to their throat. Before this invasion Iraq was one of the most educated countries in the ME. I only hope that one day the truth will emerge and bush and co. will be exposed for what they are.