Yes that was the chief objection by some friends that Irv supported Iraq. I did too insofar as getting rid of sadism Hussein and his weapons ( many of which were removed to safety by that famous fleet of 500 Russian trucks). For whatever it’s worth, I envisioned a short action not a protracted war. Maybe I was right but it turned into the long affair that friends here objected to. So knowing how it turned out, it’s easy to criticize in retrospect. I understand that. It’s similar in some respects today to the probk m eith blood thirsty mudlim warlords in Iran. the Muslim world Has a serious sickness. Hopefully as time goes forward this danger can be cured
I served during the Vietnam war (Navy stateside, not in the weeds) and believe me, I understand how tragic it was. Towards the end of it, we all questioned the necessity of it, the justification of it, and the reporting of it. We lost many fine young men for reasons that were never fully understood or explained. Those same backbench warriors were the same ones that got so many killed. I knew a few of them personally. I have since learned to distrust most of what we were told, especially by the press.
I did not vote for Trump in 2016. The reason was that I believed the massive lies and BS that I has heard about in every election. But he surprised me. He actually meant what he said. And did it. I sure as he’ll will vote for him this time around. He is someone you never expect inside the beltway - an honest man.