> First of all, begin with admitting to the basic truth of our lives:
> the Iraq War is a disaster for Iraqis, but it's not yet (and may never
> become) a disaster for us
Oh, it's been a disaster for the US all right. The price tag: $290 billion, 2,500 US lives, 50,000 Iraqi lives, and the hatred of most of the planet. The oiligarchy's monstrous war has also managed to drive China into the arms of East Asia and Russia into the arms of the EU.
-- DRR