When discussing the 2003 Invasion of Iraq and its aftermath, it’s important to recall the circumstances that led to the conflict.

General Colin Powell believed in the necessity of American strength and in the good of being able to win decisive victories against our enemies.

We don’t yet know Iraq’s future, but Powell as a Christian would agree that there’s always hope.

Robert Draper’s book To Start a War details why the Bush administration made a gravely mistaken decision, despite having clearly met the jus ad bellum criteria of “right intention.”