Yes, you must have skipped class the day Prof. Richard Perle explained all this. Perle says it's impossible for democracies to start wars; ipso facto, the US *cannot* be an aggressor. In fact, one reason why we're invading Iraq is to turn Iraq into a democracy so they, too, can no longer be an aggressor. Perle's exact words: "The Middle East is unstable, and, in many ways, it is becoming more unstable. Democracies do not wage aggressive wars. We want to bring real stability to the region. That’s why we want to change the political system in Iraq."
Quite simple really.
See http://foreignpolicy.com/issue_mayjune_2003/debate.html
Carl
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