Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks

All this liberal babble is discouraging.

GWB liberated 30 million people in Iraq. Judge him in the decades to follow, and judge him but what the Iraqi citizens say.

Sure, oil was a factor, and GWB admitted it upfront. Isn't a dictator sitting on the second largest oil deposit in the world a US strategic interest?

GWB wasn't the only person who thought Iraq had WMDs. That's what happens in a closed society, such as under a dictatorship, where monitoring such things is very difficult. The UN, CIA, Kerry, Clinton, the US Congress and many many other domestic and foreign governmental agencies and officials all thought Saddam had WMDs. Why point a finger at GWB now and call him a liar? That is ridiculous.

Eastern Europe took 50 years to be set free after WWII. Why does GWB deserve only a tiny fraction of that time to fix Iraq?

Sure, the Baathists thugs and Qaeda terrorists are trying to keep power with violence. Why does this surprise you?

Liberals often ask: how could the US "allow the holocaust!" Well, are we not therefore obligated to fight back against a contemporary Hitler/ holocaust such as Saddam's chemical attacks against the civilians Kurds?

Even amid the violence, 80% of the provinces are back under Iraq control.

A constitution, free elections, and basic democracy have been established. A brutal dictator is removed, and is being tried by his own citizens.

Looks like pretty good progress to me.

I think GWB is a hero. He ended 11 years of waffling, indecision, and hand wringing. He stepped up to the plate. We're lucky to have him.