The American Spectator

Mr. Stein also mentions that George W. Bush did not “carpet-bomb” Baghdad.

Perhaps we should have dropped a tactical nuclear device on Fallujah when the insurgency was said to have occupied that city. There is no telling (now) what such a strong show of force might have done to pacify the population long enough to allow the mission to be completed.

p>In short, the only apparent defects in the prosecution of the war (as I see it) are that we are not eliminating our enemies at a fast enough clip. br> — John Shea /p> p> I really like Ben Stein! But, frankly I am heartsick at the basic premise of “two architects, but no plan,” that Iraq was a mistake. Further, in every war there are “mistakes,” and Mr. Stein alluded to many in previous years, and wars. However, Mr. Stein should also know that had leaders and governments heeded Winston Churchill’s warnings in the early 1930’s there would have been no WW II and the loss of millions of human life. For his foresight, Churchill was removed by the British people in 1945. It is far too early to call Iraq a mistake. br> — Jack Griffith /p> p> So, now Ben says we shouldn’t have gone into Iraq, a horrible mistake though not as bad as past president’s mistakes in war. The question I have is: After Afghanistan, where would we have gone to fight the terrorists? Would Afghanistan have been the center of the terrorist holocaust or would they have just stopped plotting and planning because of our effort there? There are ramifications for all we do; some good and some bad. It is easy to be a sidewalk general. It is impossible to expect perfection in the judgments of men. br> — Bette S. br> Miami, Florida /p>