Message #35301

[spitfire78]

Frankly, I don't think we should be going to war with Iraq right now - at least not without U.N. sanction.  I think we are wrong to be out there all alone.  Obviously, I can only go by what is reported in the press, and I realize that not all of it is accurate, but that is the only place I can I get information.  I think the President is wrong to pursue this so doggedly without trying peaceable options first.  I also think he is wrong in the tactics he is using with North Korea.  We are already fighting the war on terrorism, we will be fighting Iraq soon (at this point I think it is inevitable because I think this is what Bush wants and he's not going to stop until he gets it), and if we're not careful we'll be entering into conflict with North Korea.  How many different arenas can we handle at one time and what is the possibility that these multiple conflicts could create another world war?  I think this is the exact time that we need to pull back and re-evaluate all of these areas. I think diplomacy and tact could work wonders (at least in the case of North Korea).  No, I don't think diplomacy and tact will work with Hussein, but after all the U.N. inspectors are there right now.  I think we need to give them the chance to do their job and then see where we stand.  

And no, I am not totally against Bush.  Mostly I have no strong feelings either way about him.  I just feel that he is handling this whole thing the wrong way.

That's my opinion.