It is hard as an American to support the failure of American military operations in Iraq. Such failure will bring with it the death and wounding of many American service members, and many more Iraqis.

I love my country more than anything. I spent 12 years in the United States Marine Corps. I know what it means to defend this country.

That we have collectively failed to halt and repudiate the war in Iraq makes us even worse than the Germans.

I didn't promote war when I was a weapons inspector.

Weapons of mass destruction aren't pulled out of a black hat like a white rabbit at a magic show. They're produced in factories. There's science and technology involved. They're not produced in a hole in the ground or in a basement.

Sanctions aren't about weapons of mass destruction. People need to understand that.

Iraq has a tremendous amount of history.