INTERESTING VIEW of the long term solution in this global war on terrorism is at this Salt Lake Tribune Op Ed Piece.

The liberation of Iraq cannot be viewed in a vacuum: win the war, set up an interim government and bring the troops home. As we have said before, it is part of a larger mosaic, a mosaic that requires a sea of change in Middle East politics. Governments in Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabia will either fall or be dramatically altered. The status quo cannot stand because with it stands bigotry, hatred and the logical consequence: terrorism. So it is critical that we understand our objective. We made the mistake in 1991 of limiting the objective to ousting Saddam's forces from Kuwait, and when the Iraqi Shiites rose up in rebellion at the end of that war, we stood by and allowed Saddam to slaughter them, gaining their enmity in the process.