If one looks at the map of the world, it's difficult to find Iraq, and one would think it rather easy to subdue such a small country.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Iraq is a small but very proud nation.
Syria may appear to be a small country, but it is just the type of entangled conflict that can lead to a world catastrophe. It does not take much imagination to see Syria as the Sarajevo of the 21st century, leading to world war.
The first thing to recognize not just about Afghanistan but about any poor undeveloped country is that as big as it looks on the map, it's much bigger when you're there.
Iran is the only country in the world that's threatening to erase another country from the map as part of a collective genocide.
The road ahead is not easy. Iraq is currently the center of the war on terror.
Why is Iraq so easy to harm and so hard to help?
Iraq is just a symbol of the attitude of western democracies to the rest of the world.
There is no question that Iraq is one of the main problems. You'd have to be blind not to see what a magnet and generating force it's become for terrorist groups.
Iran, Libya and Syria are irresponsible states, which must be disarmed of weapons of mass destruction, and a successful American move in Iraq as a model will make that easier to achieve.
Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.