Is there any way the pending war cannot end badly?
- In addition to the handful of American casualties (more likely to occur as a result of friendly fire and accidents than enemy combat IMO), thousands of innocent Iraqi civilians will lose their lives or homes.
- With our economy already hobbled, the government will spend billions to finance the war (over $5B in aid to Turkey alone).
- Many countries (and perhaps Americans as well) already view the U.S. as a greedy, imperialistic bully, a perception which will become even more difficult to disprove. Saddam outplayed Bush and continues to do so. In acting so brashly, the President has managed to lose the support of major allies as well as his own constituents.