The pundits and those on the left got and continue to get this war wrong. We didn't invade Iraq in order to get the oil for Haliburton or complete the job that should've been done in Persian Gulf War I. We invaded and easily conquered Iraq for reasons which these folks "seemingly miss", which I don't believe is because they're obtuse! There were three potential countries in the Middle East which we could use to provide forward basing for the continued war on terror: Iran, Iraq, and Syria. Syria probably would've been easier than Iraq and while Iran probably would've been tougher--it is/was unlike Iraq, probably more amenable to "nation-building." But in neither country did we have causus belli. That made Iraq unique. One would have to be a poor student of geography to not notice Iraq's location with regards to those other two countries. We know that our invasion has had an effect on Syria, plus a few others countries e.g. Libya and maybe if we're lucky it might forment a popular uprising in Iran and result in the overthrow of the mullahs. Not too bad for killing not two birds, but a few birds with one stone
She just doesn't get it! This is OUR generation's WWII, and we need to answer the call like those that have come before us.
We didn't declare war on the Islamofascists. They declared war on us! Now we must fight, like the generations before us, to eliminate a terrible threat to our freedom. Frankly, we must kill them in droves until they are either eliminated or forced to give up because they know their cause is hopeless because the US is too strong to beat. There is no middle ground against an enemy who intentionally targets innocent women and children!
Even IF the liberals are right, and the war was started for the wrong reasons. IT DOESN'T MATTER! We are in it now, and we better fight to win. The last thing this generation needs is a shameful repeat of Vietnam, a war we clearly won militarily but lost on the home front.