From JEP

"Just offering the following comments.

There has to be a lot of truth in the fact that Iraq is being "(re)built" by us- at our expense - and to the benefit of Iraq and its people - as well as to the benefit of some of the administration's friends. BUT - and this is a huge BUT - it is not, nor has it ever been, this country's policy to invade countries in order to:
1. free its people unless from another country's invasion
2. create a democracy where there was none.
3. rebuild its infrastructure
If we start doing this, that probably means more than three-quarters of the rest of the world is next!

It is good that the media is keeping their eye on the ball in looking at:
1. The necessity, or lack thereof, in our invading Iraq.
2. The possibility/probability that we as a nation were talked into it by leaders who misled us at best and deliverately lied to us at worst.
3. The fact that our country and our people are being bled economically, emotionally and literally and for what reason.
4. The fact that there is no practical end in sight to this mess.
5. What good will be accomplished for our people and our country (disregard that for Iraq and its people since that was not the overriding original intent)

Did anyone ever doubt that the U.S.A., were better at freedom, democracy, and running a country than Saddam? Surely we didn't have to spend 180 billion (so far) and hundreds of lives (so far on our side-not counting the lives lost on the other side) to prove it.

Why should the News Media get sidetracked by "How good it is for Iraq". Please let them stay focused on "How good is it for the U.S.A?" and "How right is it?"

The rest of the world will become convinced that it was and is a good thing that we did - only if it turns out that way."