Why America Went to Iraq And What Comes Next

There was an interesting editorial in the Wall Street Journal the other day, and it made some good points.  Ultimately, it suggested (as many others have) that 6 years after the debate to invade Iraq began, it’s more important to focus on how to end the war rather than how it started.  Republican and Presidential leaders all agree that it’d be best to leave Iraq in a setting where Iraq was secure enough so a 3rd invasion wouldn’t be needed, and in a manner in which the Iraqis were allies in the war on terror.  Both conditions are in the process of happening, and all Americans-Republicans and Democrats-should be awestruck and proud of the efforts made by millions of Americans and Iraqis to make that happen.  They’ve seen the evil that men can do, stood up, confronted it, and are succeeding.

I think the article stopped one step short, however.  The piece focused on the national security and international effect of success in Iraq, but I wonder-as I have for years now-what will unite the Democratic Party and rally the left once President Bush is gone, and American forces withdraw from Iraq?

Will the left unite and support or oppose military action against Iran or any other nation if President Obama orders it?