Attn: I-Mockery conservatives

[The_Rorschach]

Technically, I never supported the war. 1446 was always a trumped up charge. . .However, I did -and do- view it as an eventuality. The region is a hotbed of insurrectionist activity, much of it -at least in its initial phases- caused by numb, fumbling foreign activity -Read the US. We've been stirring that stew since at least 1954.

Peace is always a worthy aim, and anything which would unify the Arab peoples and secure their place in world events merits careful evaluation. Saddam was an quasi-isolationist with delusions grandeur and a taste for extravagance, he was counter productive to Iraq's best interests. If, somehow, within the fallout of everything that has happened there, a stable and consistant government arises. . .Well, I can hardly say it would have been worth it, but I do believe the world would be better off than it was three years past.

EDIT: I always assumed we would invade Syria after Afghanistan, due to Russia's contrary involvement there, but, alas. . .I was wrong there, as I often am in my predictions.