Stick a fork in Dean. This makes the "Mission Accomplished" and "End of Major Operations" pronouncement by Bush as the time when war hostilities should've ceased. Beyond that, Saddam was a terrorist.
Dean etal have to make the case that Bush shouldn't have marked that point and that Saddam should then still deserve POW treatment.
That ain't good. We should prop Dean up.
Clarke is aiming to put Hitlery as the VP candidate. It's a win-win-win for them all. The libs will flock to the Clarke ticket. Hillary, if she loses, will have national presidential campaign exposure. And if Clark/Clinton wins, Hillary makes sure the bolts on Air Force One are loose.
Don't count on the average Socialist/Marxist Dean supporter to understand what you just pointed out, however IF they do get it, don't expect them to give a damn.