PMB writes:

"If this war is right, then surely we could have convinced other countries of that."

Only if those countries are 'right,' pmb. The post bipolar world is very different. Europe doesn't need us to protect them from the Soviet Union anymore. France and Schroeder's Germany are intent on establishing Europe as a counterweight to the US. France has a historical interest in frustrating US policy. France made its peace with terrorism in the 80's. France profited from the Oil for Food program, stole the food out of babies' mouths, while Sadam Hussein starved Iraq's children. France sold Iraq weapons even after the commencement of hostilities. Do you think the Arab world would go to war with us to fight the monstrous Ba'athist regime? Saddam Hussein was a hero to the Arabs. Do you think the largely Muslim non-aligned nations would go to war with us to fight terrorism?

Is that the test for US policy now? Do we require the endorsement of these moral imbeciles to validate our foreign policy? See if we can get France and the Arabs to help us fight terrorism and monstrous regimes in search of WMD before we protect ourselves with force?

The issue is whether we are a sovereign nation. You criticize our morality and national leadership for deposing Sadam Hussein and the Ba'athist Nazis. I find it interesting.

I saw an interview the other day with this fella who is investigating mass graves in Iraq. He found hundreds of skulls with the tops removed. It puzzled him. Then he interviewed survivors. The Ba'athists sawed off the tops of some people's skulls and dripped acid on their brains. Made for great fun. Rape was a national policy and sport for the ruling class. How many hundreds of thousands of people did Saddam Hussein murder? But hey, PMB, we're the bad guys, right? Better get Kerry in there so he can talk with the French about helping us out. Someone is dreaming.

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