And it's one, two, three, four - what are we fighting for?

Top 5 Reasons to Get excited about a war in Iraq:

5. Saddam Hussein's Removal - The removal of Saddam Hussein will increase US security and lead to better regional security blah blah blah blah.

4. Easily repurposed radio jingles - Remember all the great knockoffs that wacky morning DJ's were playing in 1991? This was a veritable golden age in radio comedy. My personal favorites were "Blame it on Hussein (for the price of gas)" and " (Bomb) Iraq around the Clock." Like all great works of art they'll be as relevant today as the day they were made.

3. Paraphernalia - Some more life out of all the flags that we spent so much money on last year. (Sorry Tripp).

2. Cheaper gas and oil in the long term - A future stable Iraqi government freed from sanctions will be able to pump all the liquid black goodness and out of the ground into cars, furnaces, and power plants around the world making things a little bit easier on all of us.*

1. Better TV - Am I the only person sick of all these second rate reality shows? The first Gulf War stands out in my mind as some of the best TV I've ever seen. It was like a James Bond Marathon on steriods. I faked being sick for a week so I could stay glued to CNN and watch all the crazy war gadgets that had so captured my twisted adolescent imagination spring to life.

Plus we had great personalities. From the unflappable correspondants in Baghdad to the brilliant and effusive leaders of the coalition soldiers it was top flight stuff. Unfortunately the sequel won't feature the conflicts biggest star, Stormin' Norman, but I have high hopes that General Tommy Franks will hold down the lead role with the measured aplomb that we've come to expect from those that supply the narration to the killer gun camera footage we all crave.

*This is of course provided that goofy bastard with the ugly mustache doesn't torch the fields before he takes a cruise missle up the ass