I don't really have much to say about the war at this point, except that it seems to be going more efficiently and with less death than I imagined. If I had the energy, I'd respond to all those who keep logging that tired old notion that this war is somehow about economic or electoral gain rather than the security of our nation and its citizens.
I mean, really. Even if you think so little of our President's moral compass, there are others in this administration - like Condi Rice and Colin Powell to name just two - whose motives really aren't in question. And they have argued in public that Saddam Hussein is was a grave threat to the United States, and that he must be removed. The old "blood for oil" chant just can't withstand that.
Of course, I have a sneaking suspicion that the intended audience of the current "Shock and Awe" campaign isn't just mid-level Iraqi military commanders - it's North Korea.
Posted by wasylik at March 22, 2003 01:24 PM | TrackBack