we finally decided to
take control of our fight against terrorism. And we did just that, first
vanquishing the Taliban in Afghanistan, then Saddam Hussein in Iraq!

Attacking Iraq was a mistake.

James Webb:

"Bush arguably has committed the greatest strategic blunder in modern memory.
To put it bluntly, he attacked the wrong target. While he boasts of removing
Saddam Hussein from power, he did far more than that. He decapitated the
government of a country that was not directly threatening the United States
and, in so doing, bogged down a huge percentage of our military in a region
that never has known peace. Our military is being forced to trade away its
maneuverability in the wider war against terrorism while being placed on the
defensive in a single country that never will fully accept its presence."

Quoted in USA Today, 2/19/04

Webb of course is a Naval Academy graduate, Marine Officer and SecNav under
Reagan.

Walt