>we have never before been unprovoked invaders
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>How would you describe Grenada? ;-) The UK opposed that one, and the "threatened" students were disappointed to be "rescued" ;-)
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>Re Iraq: IMHO you guys need to grit your teeth and get on with it. Sorry. You can't pull out, or a generation of enemies will decide that you can make the US back down by blowing people up. Sort of like teaching a 3-year-old that they'll always get what they want if the tantrum is big enough. ;-)
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>IMHO you need to get others involved- the French! Get the French in there. Or maybe some Russians.
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Grenada was different. There had been a coup and our pretext for sending in troops was to protect American students there. Maybe that was just an excuse but there was at least some reason. Also, the whole thing was over in days.

I assume you are being facetious about the French and the Russians. There hasn't been much of an international coalition at all compared to the first Gulf War, which had a U.N. mandate and a clear goal (the liberation of Kuwait). The only one who has supported us with any enthusiasm this time has been Tony Blair, and he has paid a heavy price for that support.