The Case for Caution: Why we Should NOT Invade Iraq. A talk from 2002. (Raises some good, long term issues).
During the lead up to the Iraq War of 2003 I was very active in raising concerns about why this would be a bad decision. I was interviewed scores of times and spoke scores more to civic groups, churches, and anyone who wanted to listen to me. I also delivered two major talks. One was in 2002 as Congress prepared to vote on the "authorization to use force" resolution. I feared the invasion would be a catastrophe and explained why the first Bush administration had been cautious. The second talk was four years later when I explained why it had turned out to be the catastrophe I feared.
This is the first of those talks. I will post the second talk in a few weeks.
These are period pieces from a time at least two decades ago. You may find them boring. But you may also find them very interesting. They do address some ongoing issues.
Glitch: Once when I was discussing our difficult relations with Israel I said that there was a danger that Iraq would get involved in the war. Blah! Obviously I meant to say there was a danger that Israel might get involved. I think that is obvious from the context, but I wanted to mention it to you.