Paladin,
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It plays right into the hand of our Commander-in-Chief. I would not be surprised if we were still at war around election time. Red, white and blue sells.
Yeah, I get that cynical too. However, we can't be fooled all the time, eh? I suspect that there's a huge risk of oversell where the US public sees through the manipulation and a reverse effect comes about.
I'm expecting WMDs to be uncovered to justify the war. Even though some folks actually believe we went to war primarily to free the Iraqi people, there's a huge logical disconnect to this:
Why wasn't freedom for Iraq part of the Bush presidential campaign? I mean, the festering wound was ten years old then.
No, it wasn't and for good reason. The voters would not have bought this. It would have scared us, like Goldwater scared us (or our parents--depends on your age) with using nukes in Vietnam.
Here's the logic: First, 9/11. That changed everything. Then, Al Qaeda (sp? how the heck is that spelled anyways????)--off to Afghanistan! Then, axis of evil--so long Saddam! And now--what?
Indeed. What next. Can another military activity be sold? Time will tell.
First though, this war has to be justified. I imagine it will be by September of next year. Timing is everything in political campaigns.
The opposition knows this, too. So, I suppose some dirt will come out around then from the other side.