"Only those who never saw war advocate it."
Sorry, Bob, but one Gefreiter Adolf Hitler saw a bellyful of fighting in the trenches, was a very brave soldier, and was decortated twice for valour.
Seems he was quite a keen advocate of war in 1939.
Lieutenant (j.g.) John F. Kennedy had his PT boat rammed and sunk in the South Pacific. He ordered the unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in the early 1960s.
There are other examples.
I was against the launch of this war without UN approval, but now that it has started, I will support the servicemen who are over there and pray for a speedy conclusion. I won't be sorry to see Saddam go.
I only hope that the Americans do to Iraq what they did to Germany and Japan - ie STICK AROUND and rebuild it into a world-class nation with a strong work ethic and an ability to compete in the world market.
If THAT happens - you are damn right history will judge them (us) better than Nazi Germany.
The war itself is irrelevant; it is what follows on that will matter.
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