Ganted, Iraq is a mess and in hindsight the US may not have been justified in invading. But, I see at least three major side benefits from the war:
1) The US has sent a strong message to unfriendly governments that if attacked by terrorists we will respond, possibly rashly, with MASSIVE military force.
2) We are keeping many anti-US Islamic militants busy doing damage over there, instead of giving them time and convenience to plot more attacks against US soil.
3) We did topple Saddam Hussien who was very anti-USA.
Who agrees? What other benefits are there?
For those against the war, do you acknowledge the above benefits?
2006-09-11
16:26:00
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