Neither of us know, and let’s be clear, it’s a GRAND guess on the Bush administration’s part. By that logic we should seek to overthrow or unseat every dictatorship or faux democracy in the region. Pardon me, but I thought we were fighting terrorism, not dictatorships. Afghanistan was clearly harboring and supporting terrorists. Iraq was a much bigger question mark, and there are many other countries we could have looked at that had strong operational ties to terrorists and the capabilities to create WMDs. It turns out Iraq had weak ties and virtually no capabilities.

But you miss the point of the post. It’s a lament and a exploration of my own thoughts. Allow me to at least publicly ponder this without being so dismissive.