Okay, now we are talking... so the question is how much do we work with our allies and when should we go it alone. I would think in hind sight you would see that going it alone into Iraq without our allies was a really bad idea. Even Bush has gone back after the fact and asked for help from our allies... imagine if he had been more patient and, like his father, and had built a strong coaliation BEFORE acting rashly. Heck, who knows... had we not wasted our resources in Iraq and kept our forces in Afghanistan, we might have captured Osama... you rememeber him, the guy actually responsible for 911.
There was nothing noble or right about our pre-emptive invasion of Iraq.