Oh puhhleeze.

Many in congress voted to authorize force only as a last resort. Bush promised (fingers crossed as we now know) to exhaust all diplomatic efforts first. The reluctant were called cowards and traitors and terrorist sympathizers.

This is not Congress' war. This is Bush's war. And yours. Many of us here are not exercising hindsight. This was all predictable, and predicted (props to Jim Webb for that quote). Much of it was predicted right here on Mudcat. Go read some Bobert or Amos, or many others from 2002 and early 2003.

But its not just Mudcat (which I doubt Bush reads). One can easily find quotes and intelligence reports that predicted there would be NO stable government if Saddam was overthrown by outside invaders. Yup, that's right. There was an NIE saying just exactly that. Given to Bush before the invasion. And he not only ignored it - he suppressed it.

You have claimed it is an extension of Clinton policy. Yeah, right. Clinton explicitly rejected this exact war plan in 1998 when the Bush neocons tried to sell it to him.

Your defense of this war would be comical if real soldiers and civilians weren't dying because your dear leader and your crew cannot admit and begin to fix an abhorrent mistake.

You have claimed that a "win" is defined as a stable government? Oh please again. Saddam's was a stable government. This is just the latest justification (we've heard at least fifiteen). Please find me the pre-invasion speeches where this war was sold as necessary to produce a stable government in Iraq.

You will go to the grave unable to admit that you have been fooled and used. And many brave people in the service will go to the grave precisely because you and your people want to preserve your egos to the grave. Sleep well.