[mburbank]

Ranxer; I disagree strongly, not for any reason of logic. I think Bush is personlly committed to this war and it's going to happen come hell or high water. The only thing that has any chance of stopping it is Saddam going into exile or getting killed.

I think it goes beyond 'security', and I think the left's idea that it's about oil and control miss the point as well. A lot of Bush the elder's foreign policy boiled down to his irritation at what was called the 'wimp' factor. Speedboating in high seas, 'prk rinds' and going to war with Iraq were part and parcell of his life long struggle to be seen as a 'man'.

Simmilarly, deep in his gut, our current Bush suffers with having been seen as the family dolt his whole life. He was never taken seriously by his father, Jeb was the one being groomed for political dynasty. Now Bush Jr. is President and he's damn well going to finish what Daddy started and show him good by outmaning him.