I'm an Aussie so I didn't vote.
I was against the war because it didn't have a UN mandate and it seemed like the weapons of mass destruction ploy wasn't sufficient justification for war. However now that the conflict exists I think we have an obligation to help build this country as effectively as possible. Improvements have been made in the last few years and if after all of this is over, they have some semblance of a democracy and the government is equipped to effectively counter insurgencies then at-least we will have equipped Iraq with the basic tools to improve the country.
I do not weep that a despot was taken from power, but with the no fly zone in place and sanctions, he was largely contained, so yeah I don't think the war was justified then and I don't think it is now.







