I wasn't a fan of the action is Iraq, just as I didn't like the Kosovo bombing. It's US borders we should be dealing with. Currently, the administration seems more concerned about Iranians entering Iraq illegally than they are about the invasion across our southern border.
That being said, I don't see the Iraq action as a negative, not at all. The worst case situation is that someone might have to take a fall for bad information. Plus, it's impossible to measure how many terrorist acts were stopped by shaking up the Mideast.
It's the jobs situation, where so many people are unemployed and many who are employed don't have jobs up to their qualifications. Add that to the lost pension and retirement savings, and it's an issue.
ruminate:
Pronunciation: 'rü-m&-"nAt
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
Etymology: Latin ruminatus, past participle of ruminari to chew the cud, muse upon, from rumin-, rumen rumen; perhaps akin to Sanskrit romantha act of chewing the cud
1 : to a chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed : chew the cud