this arguement is a bit of a house of cards. the big problem with the whole war in Iraq, at least in my eyes, is in part a perceptual one. yes Afghanastan is a international effort. which is in part a reason why the Iraq invasion pissed off so many nations. Goerge Bush goes and gets his allies to go to war for him.. then runs off to start a war some place else like a kid with ADD after awhile. the perception that Bush ran off to fight an unnesscary war leaving his allies holding the bag in Afghanastan is one of the many things that has hurt the Bush regime's international creditability