but there are alot more countries that have a better economy, health system and overall benefitial environment because of the UN. and all that was done in the past twenty years.

I have a brother in the marines, a best friend in the army, and a friend in the air force. the first two have been to iraq twice, and tell me that while they feel they must perform their duty that most men and women in the service feel as though they would be better serving their country by fighting the war on terror, not going overkill on a war that is now being proven to have been justified with false information and emotional reactions.

yes, saddam hussien was evil, yes, he should have been taken out for his crimes against humanity. thousands upon thousands of completely peaceful (buddhist even) tibetans have been oppressed, beaten, tortured, and killed for nothing by the chinese gov't. the chinese gov't has weapons of mass destruction, and they are a regime.

sounds familiar, but how did we justify our war with them? we didn't because they are bigger and make everything we buy. so there was no war. it's economy. plain and simple. it's evil and it sucks, but it's fact of life.

i believe in diplomacy, as well as justified pre-emptive strikes. but all in their place. and this is not the place and time for iraq. this is the place and time for the war on terror, and to be making friends, not enemies.

just my two cents.