I believe the Iraq war was, and still is, necessary. I imagine the Iraqis who are against it have something to lose in a relatively free society. Those aren't the people we are fighting for anyhow. Churchill was criticized initially for opposing Hitler, Reagan was criticized for how he ended the cold war, and now Bush is being criticized for fighting terrorism and the countries who sponsor and support terrorism. When you look at history, the weak leaders like LBJ, Clinton and Carter put us in the situations that the strong leaders had to bail us out of. Turning the other cheek or being a pussy only allows dictators and terrorists to become stronger.