While I agree the UN needs drastic reform, I still wonder if the war in Iraq would be more succesful in the long term if they had been able to bring more people on board.

However, while I may disagree with how it was done, I must admit he did have the balls to do it. And while the execution of the plan was not perfect, well what plan can be, it was better than most. (Russia -> Afganistan).

My fear concerns the precident that has been set. Because while I trust the US/Britain to only go after military targets and to conduct an the occupation in a fairly just manner, I cannot say I have the same trust in other nations who may use the example set by the US/Britain to pursue similar foriegn policies of their own.

For example: Isreal is considering taking out Arafat. I don't want to get into an Isreal - Palestine debate here, but I just wanted to make the point that this might not even be in the realm of possible actions had the US/Britain gone through the UN.

I hope that the Iraqi people can settle their internal differences and justify the efforts of the coalittion. However, not every situation can be resolve through force because if the people are not up to the challenge of reform (Somalia - 'Black Hawk Down') then 5 years down the road Iraq may have become another theocricy like Iran, and all the efforts which have been made will have done nothing but enflame those segments of the Arab world who wish to see harm done to the west.

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