This has been such a tough decision for me (as to whether I support the coming war against Iraq). My thoughts were just about perfectly listed by CWU girl. I, also support the troops - my belief is that the Commander in Chief is wrong - not acting with sinister intent - just wrong. I resent the pro-war folks trying to "own" the Support our troops stance. If we learned anything from the nightmare that was Vietnam, we learned that the troops were carrying out their orders - that was their job.
I also hear a lot of the pro-war folks talking about liberating the Iraqi people. A noble thought, but I believe to reach this conclusion requires a two-step decision process.
1. Is it a legitimate aim of US Foreign Policy to liberate oppressed peoples around the world? If yes, then -
2. What is the decision process to determine who will be the benefit of that Foreign Policy?

My belief is that if my tax dollars are to be spent on US Foreign Policy (or borrowed against future revenues via deficit spending) then we must undergo the above analysis. In performing that for myself, mindful of the fact that Billions of people find themselves living under oppresive regimes, the Iraqi people fall within the top ten oppressed peoples. I'm not certain that with the unintended consequences of war with Iraq (see CWU girl's excellent post) that they do rise to #1.

My thoughts - and you know, I might be wrong. Will the pro-war folks make the same admission?