Libertarians for Ron Paul

Iraq After 5 Years:Hard to See the Benefits

“Last week marked five years since President Bush’s decision to engage in

preemptive war against Iraq (or more accurately, preventive war, since there was no imminent threat to thwart; rather its purpose was to prevent a potential threat that had not yet emerged from materializing – even though there was no concrete evidence that such a threat would, in fact, materialize). Speaking at the Pentagon, the president declared that the Iraq war was worth fighting: “Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision.” The implication is that the benefit warrants the cost.”

“But five years later, the president was unable to demonstrate that the Iraq War was worth fighting by the criteria he used to justify the decision to go to war.”

Full column by Charles Pena http://www.antiwar.com/pena/?articleid=12582