This wil not turn into another Vietnam. Do not worry about that. I'm sure by now your fears are assuaged. Even when we get into Baghdad, it will not be as bloody or deadly as you may think.

In any case, there is a lot of worry of "what is going to happen afterwards?"

It's very interesting because all this political maneuvering leaves Bush in a very good position. Of course, I'm not going to deny that Bush didn't know of these endgames before he started this, and I won't deny that these probably did affect his decision on Iraq.

In any case, with the downfall of Iraq, the US can reduce it's troops in the Middle East (good for everybody involved). But most of ALL, US can rid itself of the Saudi alliance.

The Saudis are even worse than the French. I'm not going to bother bringing up tons of links to prove it, but trust me ... the Saudis are NOT our allies. With the hopeful implementation of a government in Iraq that will pro-democracy (and hopefully be a little more liberal [not our current definition, but classical liberal]) will help plant the seeds of peace and knowledge. Hopefully Iraq can be restored to the glory it once was.

In any case, with our better "allies" the Iraqis, we can turn up the heat up on the Saudis to crack down on terrorists, fundamentalism, their crappy sex rights (women can't do crap except stay at home all day ...) ... etc.

If you're wondering, I know for a fact that we won't attack Iran. Why?

This war was to remove the power structure of Saddam Hussein. Besides the fact that Iran isn't exactly the textbook case of warmongering idiots, they have some of the most progressive-thinking youth (evidenced in this article, although the overall tone of the article I think is rather hokey). Time will solve Iran.

Once Iraq and Iran become economic and educational powerhouses, they can start to make things right in the Middle East. I'm not saying everyone will start to love the United States, but they can stop attacking the Israelis and they can stop funding terrorism.

Terrorism is best fought with education. Educate the youth and they will grow to love you.

But we gotta make sure MTV never makes it on Iraqi TV.

P.S. Very little to report from the war, but that's a good thing. In any case, here's an article about the Marines liberating a small city. And of course, we have Mr. Blix himself making some claims about Iraqis in clear violation, a wee bit late.