re: #77 Atlas Fails

Let me clarify- Bush had good intentions, but didn’t understand the sad reality of real politik. Sure Saddam was an awful dictator, but illegally invading his country and overthrowing him squandered much of the sympathy we had around the world after 9/11, not to mention the fact that the Iraqis didn’t react at all as we’d hoped/assumed. Do I think Bush invaded Iraq for oil or for revenge on his dad’s behalf? No, I think he went in thinking it likely Saddam possessed WMDs and intent on liberating the Iraqi people. A well-intentioned disaster isn’t any less of a disaster, though.

Afghanistan was somewhat understandable at the time, though I was against both…but Iraq, wtf. They never attacked us; then we got this shock/awe b.s. and crud about not being nation-builders, while building the nation.

It was just a feel-good killing effort we could get away with, just so frightened, enraged cons feel safe and vindicated for a second. Disgusting.