Ok. By no accounts am I condoning war. If given the choice between resolving an issue diplomatically but within a long period of time versus a quick war, I believe I'd back with the diplomatic approach. However, I'd like to say that I support our President and the decisions that the leaders of this country make. Granted, I am a student of the American school system and maybe perhaps I have been fed by the propaganda machine. But nonetheless, I strongly believe in the way our government works. And I don't mean to attack my friend Jeff and others who share his view of Bush as a cowboy, but I disagree with that point of view.



The thing is, none of us can know for sure all the details of this war. Maybe it is because the oil companies are big backers of George "Dubya". In my mind, that's not what it's about. It's easy to say that Bush is an idiot because the way he talks is not as charismatic or smooth as other leaders. It's easy to say that his presidency is a fluke because of Florida. But I think saying that is viewing the issue with a naive mind (no offense intended). Regardless of the number of votes, he gathered enough that he was in contention for the presidency. Being an idiot will not get you that many votes. Because of that, I truly believe that his decisions are based more than just on the finances of his campaign contributors. I don't think this is his way of showing the rest of the world what the US is capable of. The rest of the world already knows.



It's all in the details and trusting that the government is making the right decisions based on the details that WE don't know know. In my heart of hearts, I don't think that Bush, or any reasonable person, would send in 280,000 troops to risk their lives for their interests alone. And again, I don't know all the details, but if madmen like Hussein are allowed to continue with their own interests in mind, it's not something I would like to have to deal with on our side of the pond. I'm not saying that this will escalate or is even on the same level as the Holocaust, but as Eric had mentioned, if you can stop the Holocaust before it happened, wouldn't you?