Financial Shakeup this weekend

[AMoore]

Admittedly, money needed to be spent on national security, but not on a waste of a war in Iraq.  I'm all for wringing the necks of Al Quada, and even the Taliban.  These are groups that practice Islamic extremism and hope to destroy our way of life in the name of Alah.  On the other hand, next to Turkey, it is my understanding that Iraq was the most secular nation in the middle east.  I certainly did not have agree with Sadaam's dictatorial policies, but I never thought he was a threat to us.  As to whether he was a threat to his own people, that is what revolutions are for.  In the name of liberty for all:

We have not invaded Cuba;

We did not protect the Tutsi's from the Hutus in Rwanda (way more murderous than Sadaam ever dreamed of);

We have not gotten involved in Dafur;

Our involvement in Somalia was extremely limited;

There are many more examples of existing oppressive dictatorships which we ignore and should ignore.

While it would have been wrong to invade Iraq for economic / oil reasons, at least in theory there would have been a benefit for the U.S.  Where is the benefit?  in the pockets of American Industry (Halliburton and others) with no trickle down effect.  In fact, our economy has suffered more!