Iraq/North Korea: What do I really think?
Jan 28,2003
I previously commented on the Iraq and North Korea situations from a strategical standpoint as to why I think the United States is handling the 2 situations the way they are and what the advantages are for doing so. In result its been assumed as a result of my writing Im an advocate of the policy or a right wing war hawk, however this is not really the case.

So what do I think? Well im not sure what to think.
Im not for war. I think one of the stupidest things in the history of mankind is war, but with that said, war has always been with us and in one aspect or another it seems it always will be..
With regards to Iraq its a bit of a roulette game. European and US intelligence both confirm that Iraq's spending has increased somewhere around 300 percent since 1995. A lot of money has been flowing out of Iraq and the world knows its not going to infrastructure, its not going for additional food and medicine to feed the hungry masses yet its going toward something and given Husseins history its likely that the money is going to weapons and/or terrorism.
Most all experts agree that in given time Hussein will re-arm his military and acquire nuclear capability . We know what chaos can occur when lunatics get hold of nuclear technology (enter North Korea) so the roulette games comes into play as to how long do you want to let Hussein continue on this path? What will he be capable of in 5 years if we dont take care of him now? If we go in now, what do we do in the aftermath? What if the region is further destablized? These are all very difficult questions and I dont think anyone has a decisive answer, but there are dangers and consequences either way we go.

Im not happy with all the aspects of the war on terror or homeland security. Bin Laden is still out there, but capturing him may take time. I think we have excellent leadership in the US and I think the President has taken undue criticisms as there are no easy answers in this.
The President said it was a war on terror and that included those who sponsored terror; which includes Iraq. I think the administration would like to rid of Hussein while the opportunity is there to do so, its a calculated risk however its a potentially lethal risk to allow Iraq to remain as it is.
The "Axis of Evil" was a thought out planned event and its by no mistake that any of those 3 countries were named on that axis, all sorts of countries could qualify but the administration picked these 3 and I believe its for due reason, its not as if they drew the names out of a hat.
An invasion of Iraq is a calculated risk but I think its been well calculated and in light of the world today is justified.
Critics say it could destabilize the region, but it seems to me the region is already destablized.
Critics say Muslims will hate us more, but it seems they hate us quite a bit already so we cant do much worse in that area.

I will tell you this, and I can nearly assure you the radicals who wish to do us harm know of and live by this philosophy, it goes as follows;
"The rules of engagement are always established by the aggressor"

Think about that.....