re: #169 Salamantis

Iraq could have waited a while, too. But neither of them should have waited, because the longer the wait, the more difficult and costly the mission. Going in when we did was the right thing to do, in both cases, despite the politically motivated attacks on both actions from differing sides of the aisle.

The immediate national security issue was what should have waited, the humanitarian issue was long over-due with both theaters.

Clinton’s framing of the reasons for the interventions was disingenuous, the actual reasons for going were not.