Iraq was supposed to have WMDs. But then it didn't. Iraq was supposed to be a threat to its neighbors. Except it had no military worth anything. Saddam was supposedly best friends with Osama Bin Laden, turns out they hated each other. Our troops were supposed to be welcomed with flowers. They were welcomed with bullets, RPGs, and IEDs. Our casualties were supposed to be minimal, but they're not.
The war was supposed to pay for itself, and all reconstruction efforts, by Iraqi oil revenues. $200 billion later the war tally is still rising.
The Pentagon fired generals who argued for more troops during the invasion. Now, the need for more troops is painfully obvious. The Pentagon claimed our troops were well equipped. Turns out they lack life-saving armor. (And ammo, and rifles and and and). Rumsfeld argued that "physics" prevented them from armoring vehicles more quickly. Turns out armor factories were working under capacity and waiting for the Pentagon to place an order for more vehicles. Invading & occupying Iraq would make us safer from terrorism. Except bush's own administration reports terrorism has increased and we're less safe.
Well, bush and company did get one thing right -- they bet that the American people would reward their misadventures with a second term, regardless of the extent of their incompetence. As for the soldiers stuck fighting the actual war, well, as Rummy said, they're stuck with the Army they've got.
It's bush's war. Those are bush's dead. bush's crippled. bush's widows, and bush's fatherless and motherless children.
And when mentally disturbed Iraq War vets start blowing shit up at home, McVeigh-style, they will also be bush's legacy.DKOS:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/12/20/112320/27
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