good points and some bad points. Particularly bad was his assertion that Al Quaida, the world's foremost terror organization at the moment, and Iraq, a nation that was known to support terrorists, had "nothing whatsoever" to do with one another. If there weren't nations like Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Libya, there would be no global terrorism right now. By far the most convincing arguments I've read to date have come from Iranian students. They are highly intelligent and educated, yet they have no prospects because of the regime they live under. All they have is the hope that it won't always be the same. What the U.S. is doing in Iraq goes far beyond Iraq. Many mistakes have been made in the Middle East over the years. This Administration has made them as well. (They, unlike all of us who post, aren't perfect.) Nevertheless, the Iraqis are experiencing a freedom they've never known. Few things are as infectious as freedom. The Middle East has been a joke for decades. A pathetic, backwards joke. Why? Because of the so-called leadership. A bunch of maniacal thugs. And there's a large faction of Iranians who've been pushed about as far as they can be pushed. IMO, it's only a matter of time before they revolt. Iran, once free, could be a great country. As Western European countries gradually embrace socialism, countries like Iran will hopefully rise to fill the void. Who knows? The Middle East may one day be what the U.S. is today. But only if they embrace freedom. Not another country on the planet has the resolve to see it happen. It's possible that we won't either, and that would be a shame, imo.