Read more ok . . .
Here is some reading for you to do. (I'm sure there are many others.)

I never said Chenney is still with Haliburton, nor did I imply that he is personally benefitting from this deal. However, the question remains of what the money is going for. What has changed for the typical Iraqi beyond all of the hype? Innocent people are still being killed, more and more every week it seems.

Yeah I agree. Freedom, Voting, Free Thinking, Free Press, Representative Government, Human Rights, Sports (not killings and military training) at the stadiums . . . sounds like they are much worse off. I am sure they want Saddam back.
Again, I'm not saying Saddam being gone is a bad thing necessarily. However, the point remains that I've yet to see a solid connection between Saddam, Irag, and 911 (the original point of this thread). And where are all of the stockpiles of WMD? I guess that is a minor point. It is also interesting to note that acts of terrorism continue all around the globe despite our gallant intercesion in Iraq and Afganistan. I guess it is all worth it.

My point is, where do we draw the line? Is it our business to stop all dictators, ethnic cleansers, and terrorists? Or is it our job to protect ourselves and our citizens when they are threatened. These are two separate and complicated isues.

It serves no purpose to blur the line between defense and imperialism. When we tell others what we think they ought to do we make it much easier for Al Queda to recruit new fanatics more than willing to die to fight back.

One last comment. A little over 200 years ago there was an insurgency in this country because some people did not want to be told what to do by another country only interested in how they could profit from our natural resources. Give that some thought.

Michael