Does every one in three people in Malaysia support the US-led war in Iraq as claimed by writer James Wong? So far I personally have not met any who does. Being peace-loving people, most Malaysians take the virtuous albeit simplistic view of abhoring war. But one in three as being supportive of the war sounds pretty reasonable. I think one should not be emotional against people who have a different view from yours. We make our decisions based on the limited facts that are at our disposal. No one can be sure that his or her view is the right one when it comes to matters such as this.

In a utopian world, war indeed should be outlawed, as what Mahathir has suggested in his speech at the recent NAM conference. But history has shown that, the only constant throughout the entire course of human affairs is war. Some historians believe war is a natural state of man and a good leader should not wince but learn to deal with it.

Should the Iraqis be allowed to live under the repressive and barbaric regime of Saddam Hussein or should they be "liberated" by US-led forces in a war which will definitely bring some amount of death and destruction? And what about the Post-Saddam future for Iraq? Is there going to be more strife and torn in this land that is the cradle of civilization?

Only time with tell.