Re: We didn't put him in power...
"...dealing with military despots is dealing with the devil and now we are going to pay the price."
The problem with the Middle East: Who else are you gonna deal with?
I think Bush is going the right direction. And I don't expect the price to be too high if in fact Iraq is our next target.
I just don't think he has the command and control in place to hold on to more than say one or two cities in Iraq once an invasion force has landed.
And who needs to conquer the whole place before setting up the new (and democratic) government of Iraq and/or Kurdistan.
Scott
P.S. I really intended to post under E.P.'s original post (sorry)