Pray for our troops and the Iraqis. War is upon us.

[mburbank]

"No. But a free Iraq and security for America will. "

First of all, I'm pleased you personally would find this comforting, but a lot of folks in both countrys may not.

And that's IF I accept your outcome. I don't.

A 'free' Iraq? That remains to be seen. There are three ethnic groups there that have little love for each other and hundreds of years of history of killing each other. There are multiple tribes with multiple vendettas, plus neighbors not to mention the US with their own agendas. Do I hope for free Iraq? Absolutely. Do I think it's a given? Absolutely not.

Security for America?

A.) NO proof sadam has any wmd. NO ties to al Quaeda. CIA bets our attack will increase the chances of wmd, if your right and they do exist, going to terrorists if we invade. The only shred of 'intelligence' suggesting nuclear program turns out to be forged nigerian documents sold to the Italians by parties unknown. The CIA currently thinks the most likely candidates are Iraqi dissidents who we currently TRUST for our information on the threat of Iraq. So I see this as REDUCED security for America.

But you and W share unshakable faith in your rightness. W said that as much as anyone could be at peace with these decisions, he is at peace. To my mind he might as well have said "I'm a pretty shallow guy."