Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:14:37 PM
There are still American interests at stake. Everyone hates a preemptive strike but in many situations it is the right call.
I see Iraq not as a failed mission but currently incomplete. Setting up a forward position in a hotbox like the ME has great strategic value. And of course we'd want to set up a friendly (democratic) government so they let us build bases.
People can criminalize Bush for invading without WMDs and purely for his oil interests, the latter I see as quite unfounded. But if our presence in Iraq helps preempt a problem that could rage out of control, i.e. Israel and Iran over nukes, he may be written in the history texts as a great President.
Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:26:03 AM
There are still American interests at stake. Everyone hates a preemptive strike but in many situations it is the right call.
I see Iraq not as a failed mission but currently incomplete. Setting up a forward position in a hotbox like the ME has great strategic value. And of course we'd want to set up a friendly (democratic) government so they let us build bases.
People can criminalize Bush for invading without WMDs and purely for his oil interests, the latter I see as quite unfounded. But if our presence in Iraq helps preempt a problem that could rage out of control, i.e. Israel and Iran over nukes, he may be written in the history texts as a great President.
Friday, December 12, 2008 9:01:27 PM
i've just been "informed" via angry e-mail that it should be posted here because people feel strongly about the subject. If one felt so strongly about the contenct/subject then they would already be aware of the article. Moot