George Bush Lied?

[GAsux]

Well that's just it. What exactly is the ENDS? If the goal is to find and destroy WMD, that goal has not been accomplished. Is the threat of terrorists gaining access to whatever WMDs there may have been any LESS now that Saddam is gone? What if they were in fact moved to Syria?

I think that you will find agreement amongst many ME analysts, even those who SUPPORTED the war, that they are of the impression that a strong, overly visible U.S. presence in Iraq will not remain stable long. Each day that passes creates more and more resentment.

It's my opinion, of course, but I think its the process we're now in that demonstrates the shortcomings of unilateral action. Sure we could fight the war on our own. But rebuilding is an entirely different set of circumstances. And as it stands, even if five or ten years from now we're successful, we'll have still stirred a great deal of Arab resentment. At least under the GUISE of multinationalism it becomes more difficult to accuse the U.S of being an occupier. As it stands now, we're forced to bear the brunt of the guilt.

And while it's all fun and good to sit here and debate it, none of us are paying the price. The people who are really suffering for the stagnation in policy here are the kids on the ground trying to hold on to whatever stability they can. Those guys are being tasked with an almost impossible mission, and I am very confident that there will be no let up in the number of suicide bombings, sniper attacks, and ambushes no matter how many Operation Scorpions we have. The more we invade Iraqi homes under the auspices of peace keeping, the more they will resent us.

I was not necessarily oppossed to military intervention in Iraq. I suppose I'm an optomist. I still believe that although none have been found to this point, WMDs do or at least did exist. I can prove it no more than the nay sayers can disprove it so it's really a moot point. But I am not at all fond of the direction the post war efforts have headed. There has already been an unprecedented level of dissension within the administration, and I think it will only get worse as this drags out.

Great, we've kicked their ass. Now what?