Protestantism

» Brian Tubbs - Containment

This is where, I think, President Bush (41) made a wise decision in 1991. Rather than conquer Saddam Hussein, Bush (41) opted to CONTAIN Saddam. For the MOST part, it worked. The U.S. not only freed Kuwait from Iraqi occupation, but we also neutralized the threat that Saddam represented to neighboring Arab nations, including Saudi Arabia.

In 2003, President Bush (43) was CORRECT that Saddam Hussein was pushing beyond his boundaries - that he was violating the terms of his containment. However, he clearly misjudged the postwar commitments America would have to make after defeating Saddam's military machine.

What's more, some serious mistakes were made in that initial, critical year of post-war occupation.

And now, we have a mess on our hands. Truly sad.

But, I completely and utterly reject the ultra-left 'spin' on this situation, namely that the US is engaged in some greedy occupation of a nation that was better off under Saddam Hussein. With all due respect, that view is based on anti-American propaganda and it should be rejected.