I liked Heirophant's hypothetical analogy a lot - even though I think you could draw some distinctions and argue how it's different. Nevertheless, I'll buy it - for a turnip.
I certainly support whirled peas, peas in the middle ease, a giving peas a chance.
But I also support ousting Hussein. I don't think I support baby-sitting the country afterwards and I think Iraq should determine its destiny on its own - within the strictures of the UN-imposed resolutions that is.
I must say that the budget for this war has gotten out of hand though. Sooner or later we're going to start having our taxes affected in drastic ways. Whether it be a renig on the proposed accelerated tax cuts or an actual backpedaling from tax cuts already made, or a huge tax whallop in 3 years once the budget has reached a 5 trillion deficit again. A nation, just like a person, must keep its fiscal house in order.
I saw 3 hours of budget footage on CSPAN the other day - all floor speeches and committee debates. The budget surplus is spent and every program that can be cut has been cut. Every new dollar investment in this "war" comes straight from my pocket at this point - either in this year's or another year's taxes.