Faith?????
They clearly wanted to establish a US military presence in the Middle East/Central Asia to preserve US interests there. Is this is what you call democracy, then I agree. This administration was/is interested in preserving US interests in the region and calling it democracy.
As I recall, you've been in favor of the war because it preserves US oil interests in the region so I'd expect you to agree with Cheney,Wolfowitz and pals.

The issue is whether it was honest to disguise this rationale with talk of mushroom clouds.

Have you read it?

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