MICHAEL BARONE WRITES on the next stage of war:

It is important to act fast. There have been benefits from going through the United Nations on Iraq, but there have also been costs. One of those is time–time enough for North Korea to make trouble while we are preparing for major military action thousands of miles away. Now North Korea is threatening to manufacture and spread nuclear weapons. Quick success in Iraq, followed by success as soon as possible in Syria and Iran, will help us deal with that threat too, as soon we must.

Indeed.