I'll get this out of the way right now: George Bush is a stupid fuck and I wouldn't follow him to a picnic let alone into a foxhole. That being said, I've actually started to find some reasonably intelligent analysis that supports the idea of taking out Saddam Hussein (and going even farther). I'm pretty anti-war but there are arguments to made made that sometimes its the best option. I wanted to pass on a thought provoking piece that I read today advocating such a position: http://denbeste.nu/cd_log_entries/2002/09/Whoisourenemy.shtml And Eric S. Raymond follows up on this piece with a bit about imperialism and cultural genocide: http://armedndangerous.blogspot.com/2002_09_15_armedndangerous_archive.html#81815163 Is cultural genocide called for? Is there a dangerous meme in Arabic/Islamic culture that needs to be wiped out? Is that even possible? Food for thought. Judah