How can one justify two wars that are leaving behind tens of thousands of dead people, ten times more of (most likely) disabled people and… i haven’t heard, for the last seven years, one single reason that can possibly put some sense to all this killing. Trigger happy people don’t make a better, safer, green world. I strongly recommend the book from Amin Maalouf (French/Lebanese), “The Crusades From An Arab Point Of View” for a better understanding on arab politics/military history related with “western” nations (specifically in the ME). I believe that the Afghanistan war is lost, it has been from day one… just need to read a few history books to understand why. In 2001 i “gambled” with some french friends that the Afghanistan war would last ten years… it has been going on for seven now and i really hope i was wrong. The Iraq war is just a mess, no matter how you look at it and with no predictable outcoming… But i’m an optimist. I believe that stable, independent nations, someway, somehow, will come out of these wars once again. Someday…
Best regards from this eurofriend, Freedom Always.
PS – I’m sorry for the long “comment”. One last note: fred: what exactly is the US government definition on bootin’ the beast’s neck? The same one has in 1990? The US should be more carefull with foreign policy… it might help to prevent deadly surprises like Al Qaeda… or recurring wars in the same country. Peace is more profitable 
