Is there no good news in the world? There's precious little in this thread.

[Scrooge McSam]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

...but if in the absence of one...

Right THERE! That's where we split. You have accepted a position that war was unavoidable. It is not possible for me to disagree more strongly with you than I do on that one point.

It's also what makes it possible for me to reject your argument that to oppose this war is to wish for the death of our troops.