The writer neglected to write anything about the opportnity cost of this unnecessary war and occupation; that is, what we have given up, in order to take our eye off the ball. 1) we have broken our military and because of that, we are more vulnerable to any attack at any time. 2) we have caused tens of thousands (perhaps a million or more) to be killed and driven from their homes. 3) we have allowed Iran and Korea to develop nuclear power, while we were mired down in Iraq. 4) we have squandered most of the good will we had from the rest of the world after 9/11. 5) we have caused the most serious financial crisis in this country since the Great Depression, and continue to put 10-12 billilon dollars a month into Iraq. 6) we have ignored finding the culprit who attacked us on 9/11, while the war in Afghanistan has been virtually ignored. 7) the infrastructure of this country is falling apart, because we have to money to fix things...it's all going into Iraq. 8) still no health care plan for the uninsured of this country. No money due to Iraq. 9) no money for ANYdomestic spending in education, energy, global warming, because we've been so involved in Iraq 10) we have lost the respect of the entire world, because everyone knows our President Bush was and is a LIAR.