It has begun

[Carnivore]

I am grateful that Saddam will be removed. This end does not justifty the means being utilized to achieve it, but it is the one positive I can see. Since there is no longer any hope of avoiding armed conflict, I can only hope now to be proven wrong. I can only hope that once the war is over, Iraq will have a stable, democratic government that protects basic human rights. I can only hope that the United States will make the necessary investment to rebuild Iraq. Precedent, however, leads me to believe this will not happen. There will be no Marshall Plan for Iraq. The stated goals of this war will prove to be nothing but cover for the true aims: more wealth for the wealthy and American dominance. A new generation will learn to hate America in the aftermath of this war. I hope beyond hope that I'm wrong.