It is a last resort, but it *is* the final resort. That's my point. "When all else fails, the force will prevail".
Yes, the US is having issues in Iraq, but there's a LOT more going on there than just US/Iraq. By invading Iraq, we forcibly hurt at least 3 major countries not in the middle east.
Yes, world opinion has gone down. What was it like after the US dropped the bomb on Japan?
We're looking at world opinion less than a year after the fact. I can almost guarantee that in 30/40 years, most people won't even care that the US invaded Iraq anymore than they care the US nuked Japan.
Assuming the US is still whole (i have my doubts ... I think we're going to split up under internal issues that have nothing to do with the Administration or the Middle East), the US will still have a huge army, and people will still be complaining about the US strong-arming countries, while much of the world is still holding out it's hands for US dollars going "Why aren't you giving us money, you imperialist dogs?!"
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