Well Dianavan, myself and the US Government may well be in a minority, but that does not mean that we are wrong.

For the US not to have acted, as your 'majority' would have preferred would not have been right for the world or in the best interest of humanity - Saddam Hussein would still have been in power.

What lies were the people of the US told? In what way has George Bush and his cronies profited?

Bush and Blair did 'Go it alone' and it got both re-elected.

There is nothing to suggest that either the US or the UK have been ruined economically, most indicators point to the contrary. As to what has been accomplished by the invasion of Iraq:
- The removal of Saddam Hussein from power.
- The establishment that Iraq does not now possess WMD, or is currently running programmes aimed at acquiring WMD.
- Iraq no longer sponsors international terrorists.
- Iraq no longer poses a threat to its neighbours
- Libya has renounced its aspirations to acquire WMD
- Syria has removed its troops from Lebanon, ending its occupation of that country.
- Brought about movement to reform in the region.

As to whether or not the people of the middle east appreciate what the U.S. has done, I would say some do others have yet to realise exactly what has been done for them, but they will.

As the opening post suggests, "You have made my name stink in the land". If you are talking about the US - no more than it already did in some quarters of opinion.