Greetings all-

This - this is what it is about, people discussing the issues. Agruments for and against. This is what we are not truly seeing from the media, albeit we do see polls, demonstrations and some commentary, but by and far, from the mass media we are not really seeing much but fluff. What is almost funny (almost) is that Iraq was an ally in the past, during skirmishes with Iran.

What hurts right now however, is how various groups, in and out of the US, believe that pretty much all Americans want to go to war with Iraq. I know for a fact that is not true where I am at. A good portion of my family is, or has been associated with the military in active service and most of us have been in combat. All of us:

1) do not agree with the stated motivation from the commander-in-chief -- is it really to topple
SADDAM Husayn (sp per CIA worldbook)? Or to:
A) stimulate world economies
B) gain a better control on oil output
C) do what his Father did not
2) believe that our allies should be considered more in this process
3) our armed service personnel would be fighting for a cause outside of ensuring democracy and safety for others (hmmm... this point could be argued back and forth - would need more evidence than statements from the media and even our politicians)
4) question why this is taking priority over the "War on Terrorism"

Ok - So what would happen if the US/UK/AUS and the other countries pulled back? What if we all said, "Fine we're done. Let's see what happens." What if to, the US pulled out of S.Korea and let both of those countries handle their own business? Would both of these situations play out or explode? Are the US and allying nations "damned if we do or don't?"

It should be noted that I am all for defending ourselves and allies if we/they need to; this near inevitable action however, is much harder to justify... and it already looks like Vietnam II. There has also been news reported about the US looking to enact the draft again.

Here is one area I have been conducting research from:

http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications...ook/index.html

Thoughts?