Dan:

Your post merits specific reply.

One thing George Bush, Osama Bin Laden, and Sadam Hussein all agree about is that Iraq and Sadam had nothing to do with 9/11! Bin Laden's group admittedly did, and Bush had my fullest support when he went after THEM. When Bush shifted the emphasis to Iraq, I said "huh???" Why? And I'm still saying that.

Please note that I am not one of those who thinks any suggestion that the US should get some better control over some Mid-East oil is obscene. But Bush never said he invaded Iraq for this purpose, for what that's worth. Moreover, if he did invade Iraq for this purpose, he failed miserably at it. Oil supplies are tighter and more uncertain than before, and prices are much higher.

As I dig into the facts, the invasion of Iraq look more and more like a "power play for power's sake", pure and simple. And that is another paralled with the Third Reich.

Thanks,
Richard