10 reasons not to invade Iraq, from the 5th columnists at Cato:
1.High casualties may result at home or abroad.
2.Occupation of an Islamic country by the United States could be a recruiting poster for
Islamic terrorists.
3.Occupying Iraq would distract the U.S. government from the vital task of destroying an
enemy that has actually attacked the homeland: al-Qaida.
4.The threat from Iraq is exaggerated.
5.The terrorist groups that Iraq supports do not focus attacks on the United States.
6.Although unsatisfying, the U.S.-led containment policy has worked.
7.An invasion of Iraq could destabilize or topple friendly governments in Turkey, Jordan,
Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
8.The United States might be isolated diplomatically or have to expend large amounts of
diplomatic capital to gain support for the invasion.
9.An invasion and long-term occupation could cost billions of dollars.
10.The threat of war in the Middle East or a loss of production from actual combat could
cause the world price of oil to skyrocket.
