> Robert wrote: > You might not, but the South Koreans sure do, at least the ones who still > remember
I have no doubt that Iraq may turn out as well as South Korea, meaning it could become a thriving democracy with a robust economy that is both a beacon and a model to its neighbors. In the Middle East this could be an enormous accomplishment. The question, however, is do the means justify the ends? At a bare minimum the President's military adventurism is a massive risk on many levels: 1.) Financial (there are hundreds of opportunity costs and well as war costs), 2.) Terrorist Threats (it may increase terrorism and/or terrorists), 3.) Foreign relations (we've changed many relationships), 4.) Public trust (at a minimum the President was horribly incompetent), and 5.) Military readiness (recruitment is down, ability to respond is down.) While these are mutually exclusive I doubt they're collectively exhaustive which means the President's decision was made based on unquantifiable risks. Is that the type of thing we want from our Presidents? Major foreign engagements with unquantifiable risks? I don't and it's exactly what Mr. Bush campaigned against in his first election. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Protect your mail server with built in anti-virus protection. It's not only good for you, it's good for everybody. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=39 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156653 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
