Another Reminder of the Bait and Switch

Good article here, suprisingly enough by CNN on the current status of the war in Iraq. The following is a good reminder of the retro-fit that has occurred.

Bush and other administration officials said the March 2003 invasion, which toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, was needed to strip of Iraq of weapons of mass destruction that it could provide to terrorists. Iraq was later determined to have abandoned its non-conventional weapons programs in the 1990s, though it had concealed some weapons-related research from U.N. inspectors.

The president now says establishing a stable, democratic Iraq will foster reforms in other Middle Eastern countries that will undercut support for terrorism.

We need to be constantly reminded of how we were inundated with the WMD campaign as criteria for the war. We can't forget Colin Powell's presentation to the UN. If Bush EVER put his reputation and personal integrity at stake on ANYTHING, it was WMDs. What on earth would compell anyone to expect me to believe one word that comes out of his mouth, especially when it comes to justification for war? He now says establishing a stable, democratic Iraq is the noble cause for which we are fighting. We're to a point to where, as far as I'm concerned, it's "pick your justification time". Whatever he says will hold the same credibility with me- zero. He has created an atmosphere in Iraq that now necessitates US military presence. The breeding ground for terrorism that was previously contained and monitored is now fertile and wide open. The killing and dying isn't anywhere near to being over and we have a president who seems intent on plowing ahead as if all decisions up to now have been the right ones. Good luck to whomever follows Bush as president.