Clinton's lie didn't hurt anyone except himself, his wife and Ms. Lewinsky. Bush's lies have hurt thousands.

would also put the control of the second largest oil reserve on the planet in the hands of an Islamic state.

Isn't the first largest (Saudi Arabia) reserve also in the hands of an Islamic state? Where does Kuwait rank on the oil reserve list? Top 5? Seems like oil is already dominated by Islamic countries.

Also consider the prospects of a bloody, extended civil war with the Kurds in the north (caused by Shia controlling Iraq)

I thought the Kurds hatred lies mostly with the Turks and Saddam's Baath party, which was mostly Sunni, not Shia. Do they also hate the Shia?