From a different conversation...

[jay]

Saddam may be a trophy, but personally I don't see his capture as justifying spending $120B and thousands of civilian and military lives in Iraq... in five years, the place will probably be a despotic dictatorship again, just with a different despot. We've spent lives and money to settle what amounts to a family feud, IMO. There were probably never any weapons of mass destruction, hence nothing that justified a pre-emptive war.

If these opinions of mine are an insurmountable obstacle to anyone remaining friends with me, well, you've been duly informed...

Comments

[ame-chan.livejournal.com]

I agree with your assessment of the situation in general, Brian. If it loses me pals, oh well. I hate to think of what this is going to do to the Democratic chances of getting Bush ousted - funny how we caught him just as Shrub's approval ratings were dipping.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Better that it happen before the presidential election cycle hits full swing... it would have been a bigger boost to Shrub et al. in nine months.

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

Exactly - to all that you've said.

[griffen.livejournal.com]

Mind if I just copy what you said and put it in my journal, attributed? I can't think of a way to phrase it any better than you've just done.

[brian1789.livejournal.com]

Sure, no problem.

[firecat]

I agree with you.

[archway.livejournal.com]

I knew I respected you for a reason...~S~

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

If these opinions of mine are an insurmountable obstacle to anyone remaining friends with me.

On the contrary. If I didn't already like you, then reading this would quite definitely lure me in that direction!

I quite agree.

[who-is-she.livejournal.com]

I'm with you.... bay-bee!!!!