<<Everyone agreed, including the French, on the danger of the Hussein regime. The only controversy was on whether to continue with containment (which, incidentally, we and the British bore the brunt of) or go to war. Quite reasonably, the Administration thought that the Iraqi situation had to be resolved in order to make progress in the region, and to give us a freer hand in the long run. And thus, we went to war......>>>
A good summary:
Terrorists were getting aggressive,exceedingly dangerous, threatening our economy , embassies, and people.
It is possible we could have maintained the no-fly zones for the next ten years, at great expense and discomfort to nearby nations ,provided the the UN , after continuing inspections,did not decide that Saddam was no threat to anyone.
Beyond Iraq,we will need trained, experienced, and younger troops to continue the war on terror. We now have them, still learning, especially in locating and identifying the enemy and learning to survive.
And the Defense budget needed strengthening, as it has been
Its a matter of positioning, for the work ahead.
Just the end of the beginning, as will be noted from the next major terrorist attack somewhere.
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