We must prepare for everything.
Iraq was a war of choice, like Vietnam.
No one person leads alone - can't do it, it's impossible. It doesn't make any sense. You need a team.
The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.
Bogging down large armies in historically complex, dangerous areas ends in disaster.
Institutions are imperfect. Governments surely are. People are.