"While I do not agree with the reasons Bush stated for invading Iraq, I do believe it was 100% justified... it just should have been done the first time round and I am on record as having stated that many years ago....Perhaps this modern clusterfuck would have been avoided altogether."

Dave, the reasoning in your argument is somewhat faulty, insofar as you state that the invasion was 100% justified.

If I may suggest an analogy in explanation, as follows.

If somebody points a gun at you and you believe he is about to shoot you, you may claim that you have the right to draw your gun and shoot him. This claim would most likely be accepted as fair.

If you do nothing, and he walks away, you certainly could not justify following him and shooting him at some later time.

You are right that the job should have been completed the first time when Saddam was the aggressor, but that cannot be a justification for invading Iraq years later.

Don T.