[Notwithstanding]

Your position is now clear: all brutal regimes on the globe are now to be overthrown by US Armed Forces, unless the pope can figure out how to do so without resorting to armed conflict.

Your argument would have police raid every home upon suspicion that something bad might be going on inside.

[Iowegian]

You didn't answer the question. So what is your answer? Iraq is not "important enough" to care about or if this was say, Poland, would the Pope then care about their freedom?

I still say the Pope's rhetoric is exactly the same as those leftist protesters: "War never solves anything.

Except ending communism, fascism, nazism, etc.

[Kevin Curry]

Your position is now clear: all brutal regimes on the globe are now to be overthrown by US Armed Forces

I don't believe that's his position at all. We tackle what we can tackle, when the reason is compelling. We fight fairly and humanely and seek to liberate people who have been imprisoned by unspeakable evil. We will not occupy Iraq, but will leave it to be self-governed.

The question is, why is the Pope opposed to this?