Iraq, Upside Down Here's Thomas Friedman's take on the only possible way a war on Iraq would actually help the U.S. Of course no war here is neccessary because Iraq does not pose a threat to the US. If we're going in just because he's a bad and scary person, well, the world is full of them. If we're going in to "stop terrorism" then so far, with our puffed-up chests and our "we'll do anything we damn well please" attitude, we're doing the opposite of what we should be doing. The Iraqis already hate us for imposing sanctions. Why give them and their Arab pals more reason to hate us? Why not at least attempt weapons inspections? We can take action after we discover hidden chemical labs and the like. But not going in to inspect at all will send a horrible message to the rest of the world. It's simply wretched politics - but then again, the rest of the world doesn't vote in the U.S., so why should Bush and co. care?