re: re:Choice or necessity
Of course, the war in Iraq is a war of choice: no threat, no WMD, no troops invading another country, no connections with Al Qaeda, no permission from the Security Council!
Not necessarily. It could be argued America needed to demonstrate her military might in the region. Reagan's and Clinton's ineffectual responses to terrorist attacks may have led the America-haters to believe they could attack us without paying a prohibitive price. Invading Iraq was the best way to send a message that needed to be sent -- your existence depends on our tolerance.