Life is so much more complicated than you want to acknowledge it to be mr. kon. Once a war is launched it is not as simple as just pulling out the troops and announcing Mission Accomplished. But you know this and just are looking for an argument once again. Not interested dude. How much to you think those millions and millions of Americans who were laid off in the Bush recession cost the government in unemployment, lost income taxes etc.? Self righteousness? Wow thats quite a ridiculous reaction to some cold hard facts doncha think? Here's a good quote I just came across yesterday:

"Righteousness is a wide path. Self righteousness is a a bullhorn and a blind fold."