powerclown

willravel, as I mentioned, I see the Iraq invasion as reprisal for 9/11. I do not believe Sadaam Hussein had anything to do with planning or executing 9/11. I do believe he was guilty of being a threat to the region, and by extension, beyond. I fully understand the difficulty people have with taking the existential leap of faith in connecting the validity of invading Iraq to the occurrence of 9/11. And I blame the Bush Administration for cocking up the explanation so badly. Again, I do not believe Sadaam Hussein had anything to do with 9/11 occurring. I do believe he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He wore out his welcome as a counterbalance to regional Iranian theocracy, and sought to re-invent (arm) himself into champion of the arab-muslim world and sworn enemy of the US. That was obviously his final mistake. He took the fall for 9/11, and good riddance. The job now is to establish an ally in the region. It is obviously a gamble. The troops involved (and politicians) have my support to this end, for whatever thats worth.