Momentous events always look different when given time. I was hugely in support of the war. I truly believed that if Saddam didn't have a nuke he was working on one and the he had chemical weapons (he did) and that given a chance he'd supply them to terrorists.
I now believe that overthrowing Saddam was a huge mistake. The vaccuum his absence created has created chaos. even before barry obama screwed things up royally. The old sectarian strifes came to the surface and islam proved again to be the bloody chaos it's always been.
I supported the Surge because it was obvious that what we were doing wasn't working but since we were there we needed to win. I still support the idea. Who knew that obama would be so reckless and just throw away everything we achieved?
RE: I now believe that overthrowing Saddam was a huge mistake.
Well, how many FReepers are now going to apologize to those other FReepers (a small number) who were OPPOSED to the invasion? These folks were flamed, shouted down and threatened with being banned.