Saddam had it coming. Iraq was a gamble, but if it pays off it's a timeline moment in the Middle East. It's driven the moolahs to madness, so much so that even Europe is hitching up their plums. Assad has assumed a thumb-sucking fetal position in the corner now that he's under the UN microscope. Arafat died of loneliness and fear.

Of course Middle Eastern politics are about oil. America is addicted to oil. So is the People's Republic of China. So is India. PRC is perennially voted the worst human rights abuser on Earth. No one questions their motives when dealing with oil and mineral rich governments. They sell arms to and block sanctions on Khartoum, abetting a genocide in the Sudan. They prop up Kim Jung il. They trade with anyone, no questions asked, and even run cover from their permanent seat on the UN Security Council...and seat on the Human Rights Commission.

But Bush worked in the oil business. He understands the strategic importance of the Middle East to the US economy. He understands that murderous tyrants and crazed islamists are a threat to the stability of the region. He understands that democratic countries rarely invade one another. He understands that the people of Iraq and the Middle East deserve better than tin-horn dictators, autocrats, and theocrats.

Big risk, big reward. Where was US policy in the Middle East headed before 9/11?
Baron Von Ottomatic Reviewed by Baron Von Ottomatic on . Why are we even in Iraq? before you go shooting answers, read the whole post first. Ok, where to begin. we're in iraq, losing soldiers, wasting money, and wasting time. Granted they could be a threat to the u.s., as long as we keep security tight over here, it would be pretty hard for them to make way into the u.s. and even if they did, there's no way they could defeat us on our own land, at most they might make a small dent. they're over seas, seperated from usthey can't just run over some magical border and start Rating: 5