Yes... this is quite a quagmire...

I too, like John, have grown weary of the 'loony left'... with it's 'knee jerk' reactions to Teribus's meticulous presentations. And, like John, I have never been in favor of the war in Iraq... But yes... I wanted (and I still want) Osama caught, and buried.

However...

The rewriting of history may alo be a function of ordinary 'forgetfulness' as we plunge into internet arguements heavily armed with opinions, but lacking in the very rudiments of research... excepting of course the hasty and self serving 'googling about' that so loyally mirrors our previously held convictions and 'key words'.

I do believe that we are being 'forgetful' about many things pertaining to Iraq... Like... Saddam was 'our guy' until he overstepped some cryptic bounds of ruffianhood... Like... GHWB did every thing he could to keep Saddam in power, which led to Gore's 'linked above' disertation in which he was preaching to the already converted mass of the world at large... like... the economic sanctions and original weapons inspections that arose from the indignation felt by people all around the globe... uh... worked... like the 'second wave' of UN weapons inspectors had done their job well, and the Bush administration would not take 'no' (WMDs) for an answer... Like... Saddam was already a fading 'tin pot' dictator growing increasingly isolated under a frowning scrutiny from the entirety of civilized nations, and barely able to keep Iraq from devouring itself, and consequently him too...

Like... Saddam had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11... except perhaps to chuckle, for he probably wished he could have pulled it off himself.

Personally, I am untitillated by the cowardcraven tactic of using creepy elements around the world to 'further our cause'...

It is time to promote peace and prosperity for one and all... and to employ the military in what it does best... defending our borders.
ttr