Nice little read

[mburbank]

Kevin, well said.

All I have to add is in regards to the first argument, about the threat of force bneing what it took to get concessions from Saddam.

Okay, sure, for the sake of argument, given. But this is ONLY significant if we DON'T go to war. Then the whole thing is a massive success and even I'd have to give Bush some credit. If we get all these concessions and go to war anyway, concessions were never the point.

My advice? Keep your eye on the oil. What we end up doing with the oil, what businesses get to control it and where the money goes will tell the tale. I'm not on boatd with the idea that this is a war strictly about oil, but once we overthrow iraq, it'd be a shame to let that reserve just benefit Iraquis, right? I mean, after we spent so much money 'liberating' them? Won't they kind of owe us their oil?