Kate nails it with her post on choosing between Iraq with Saddam Hussein still in charge, or Iraq without him.
For a long time I've been listening to the apologists and critics of the war in Iraq. They generally begin "Of course it's a good thing that Saddam is gone..." and then with a simple three letter word, leap forward with their criticism, accusations, conspiracies, and dire predictions - to tell us what they really think.
To these people: Drop the hypocrisy. Stop trying to hide in that clever and convenient alternate Universe of What If - for it does not exist. You have no third choice to pluck from a world of your imagination. Indulge your negativity and partisan agenda, if you must, but stop insulting the people of Iraq with the word "but".
Indeed. Those who feel we shouldn't have invaded Iraq have to accept a world with Hussein still in charge of Iraq. As the old saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it, too.
