CarolC, you do have a valid point. I believe in this current situation, that the U.S. had an option of deciding where the battleground would be, America or a middle east. I am not an American citizen or in uniform, but it seems to me that the course the U.S. has taken draws all of those who want to take potshots at them to one place, Iraq. Probably a rather simple view but it seems thats what's happening. I also can't see why one side should follow international laws while the other side dosen't. Not cricket as they say. The rewards here are not kewpie dolls but survival.
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