Frank wrote: "If the Islamic radicals want to use their assets against us in Iraq instead of the USA it is not all bad. Some have said that that was part of the plan. I'm not sure."

Is it moral, then, to place the Iraqi people in the path of the conflict between the Radical Islamists and the American people? Do you intend that this war is justified on the basis that it casts the battle with Fundamentalists into Iraq?

Frank wrote: "The "pouring" of radicals over the Syrian and Iranian borders seems to only add credibility."

No, it only adds credibility to those who predicted that this conflict would end with a protracted savage snarl of Geurilla Warfare. If you think the Islamists seek to save Iran, guess again- they are mainly there to kill Americans, and any Iraqi who gets in the way is not a concern.

Frank wrote: " You belief that we have squandered any credibility or political power base is just an opinion. The EU countries that opposed us are miffed at worst and it could be argued that our world position is no worse that equal to pre-GWII, maybe better.
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Maybe it is an opinion, but my evidence for believing my statement is that the UN has thwarted us at every turn, and has made our 'job' in post-war Iraq more difficult, and has done so out of retribution for our behavior. NATO allies have NOT stepped up to the plate to provide even basic assistance, and are doing so out of retribution. France, Germany and etc have accelerated plans for fielding a military force Independent of NATO, have stridently refused to withdraw the construction of a globally-available free military-grade GPS systemn (undermining a key military advantage for US forces) and again, are accelerating or spawning these plans as a deliberate attempt to remove themselves from alliances with the US, who they see as traitorous and arrogant. Furthermore, the opinion of Europeans about americans is lower than at ANY time in history since WWII, and has nosedived since the start of GWII... Causing Anti-Americanism to actually be a PLANK in the platform of aspiring leaders. NATO is dying and we are isolated from the UN. Our traditional 'old europe' allies seek to undermine uis at every turn, while our 'new europe' allies quitly slip away from our side as no WMD materializes. We have detabilized the Anglo-US alliance, and our staunchest Ally is in danger of being voted out of office BECAUSE of this war.

What is YOUR evidence that we are in an 'as-good or better' standing?