Wow Kerry took the Florida primary!

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I didn't claim Zaraqawi was a justification for invasion.

Personally, I believe the only neccesary justification was Saddam's violation of the 1991 Gulf War armistice. If deference to the whims of our allies, we stopped short of finishing the job in 1991. That was a big mistake, compounded by the next administrations failure to contain. He was a huge pain in our arse and a festering boil that needed lancing. There was no walking away from the inhumane Iraqi sanctions without deposing Saddam, or losing face and giving Saddam his victory through survival.

As for a UN mandate, or mission; The UN is good for forming peace keeping missions, but once the kettle boils to war they should step aside. Wars should never be fought by commitee, and resolution. Also, the history of the world up to this point indicates that "might makes right", and the victors write the histories -- as much as you or I might like to rely on justice, truth, logic, or compassion I just don't see that what we think matters much.