Since we went ahead with the Bush agenda 'Regime Change' in conflict with the U.N. decision,
we are responsible for whatever happens to Iraq - now and for the forseable future,
No help will be coming from the U.N. as Bush acted in his own accord.
Stay there we must - or we will have another Viet Nam type situation, and at this time
we may already have that type of situation. We prematurley reduced our Afiganistan role,
and we will be paying for that for years to come - while at the same time keeping our involvement
within Iraq at a focal engagement. If we cut back there the consequences will be even more catastrophic.
We were out of bounds on rushing into Iraq with a pre-emptive strike for several reasons, the biggest
reason being that the
U.N. Resolutions were between the U.N. and Iraq, NOT U.S. and Iraq.
By overstepping our authority and forcing the situation, this Administration superseeded the U.N.'s charter.
Our 'Posse/Lynch-Mob' forced the issue, we have all of the responsibility to ourselves.
The U.N. role of containment and inspection had crippled Iraq to where they were a militarially incomptent force.
No other countries with the exception of U.S & England felt compelled to step in, as the data was not there
to support the level of threat that was being presented by the Bush Administration and Blair.
Why - because the intelligence said no evidence - over and over, but the political inner circle pushed
for an alarmist presentation that would motivate both political parties through over-reaction in the
aftermath of 911, and by radically overstating the possibility of a threat got their way. Falsely.
Painting anyone who questioned the Bush Administrations tactics as an Anti-Patriot and attacking them
as Anti-Government Conspirators is the worst thing that could have happened to our freedoms, as the
effect has made many people surrender their 'Freedom' in the false name of 'Security'.
We as individuals and as a Nation, are less safe in the world today as a result of this action.
Concerning Viet Nam an excellent read about the U.S. involvement,
along with early history, and colonialism (familiar look to this) that led to the defeat of France, then U.S.
