The Road Home

[Danzig]

i don't think the u.s. remains at this point to help in any civil, religious, culture war. i think bush et al have finally understood why we didn't take saddam out in gulf one, and it's kinda late to worry now, since they chose to ignore this particular issue in gulf 2--iran. if we leave, the power vacuum will most certainly exist, it probably does already. this leaves iran as the predominant power in the region. all the years that saddam the thug and murderer was there, he kept his enemy in check. bush and congress chose to ignore the wider view, the wider picture when they invaded to take saddam out--and now iran is making itself heard. there is far more at stake then just iraq.

the problem remains who is going to put this right? not bush--and i'm not so sure that anyone who is running to succeed him will be able to take on this issue either. certainly all the finger pointing won't fix the problem. bush led the call, and congress so willingly followed. just to leave will NOT solve the problem.