From a
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/Commentary/com-11_23_05_FH.html">conservative website.
Jackson's support of a strong defense did not necessarily translate into an appetite for marching into war -- especially in the Middle East. In 1982, Jackson slammed President Reagan's decision to send peacekeepers into Lebanon, and for reasons that might resonate today. Citing the volatile mix of Christians, Shiites, Sunnis and Druze, he insisted that Lebanon was no place for American troops in a police role.
"The danger of Americans being killed, the danger of divisiveness that would accrue from those developments ... are all too real," Jackson said on "Face the Nation." "A superpower should not play that kind of role in a cauldron of trouble, because sooner or later we are going to get hurt."I agree that it's laughable that FDR, Truman or JFK would've supported a preemptive war in Iraq. Frankly, the idea seemed pretty preposterous when it was first raised immediately after 9/11.