The united states is the most powerful nation in the world..and you can argue whether or not its our civic/moral duty to help nations in need...but when you go to war with a nation (desert storm) and the agreed upon conditions are not kept..then something, unfortunately, has to be done...
I mean, if it were up to me, I'd just dropt he damn bomb on Afganistan/Iraq, and get it over with..but thats just me venting...The war isn't gonna end if Kerry gets into the white house, and sooner or later we would have to get involved with it, like it or not...do I like the fact of war and our soldiers getting killed? of course not, I hate it..but this isnt a perfect world, and the assholes in the world creating havoc in the name of some made up god, or some holier-than-thou cause, is a fact of life, and will always be present to one degree or another. If we stand by idle, and do nothing, what are we going to do when somebody tries to invade/attack us..these alliances (which allbeit arent many right now, but thats a different topic) are valuable in more ways than most of us can comprehend.
Dont mistake me for some expert on war or politics..Im neither, by any stretch..just my 2 cents on the subject.