Iraq

[schmenke]

Yes, we do. This is, IMO, one of the greatest threats to the world today. Not a direct threat from either toward the rest of the world. Rather a religious war between the two sects that spans a number of countries - not just in the middle east either. Triply difficult to deal with as there are no borders; no governmental bodies you can deal with and a mind set that says dying for your religion is a sure way to paradise. There also seems to little or no ethical values among the hard core concerning human life.

Throw in the fact that the bulk of the world’s oil supply comes from that area and the geopolitical situation becomes even more complex.

[Gregor-y]

This is actually a pretty good situation for the US. Cooperation/assent with Iran concerning Iraq helps warm the current nuclear negotiations while at the same time stretching Iran's sanctioned resources (already in Syria and Lebanon) even thinner, and increasing hostility to Iran with all the Sunni regimes. Plus the US doesn't have to spend any money or get blamed for any of the fallout (other than the initial invasion, of course). It's a strategy worthy of British foreign policy, at least before Tony Blair came along.

Of course we also have political opportunists blaming everything on the President. Even this stunning little bit of drivel from Dick Cheney's memory hole.

It's a compelling case for the US to participate in the International Criminal Court.