[Kuehn12]

I am so tired of people being impatient with process in Iraq. I want our boys home as soon as possible, and yes I believe that President Bush rush in and was totally biased in his approach to the run up to the war. That is beside the point and we are now way beyond the point of no return. Our history and their is are linked, and it might be for some time to come. Don't be fooled the Iraq war is going to outlive the Bush Administration. Let me EMPHASIZE, cultural change is glacial in nature. A good example is the promise of free born in Independence Hall here in America. It took centuries for all America's people to share in the dream. Iraq is being born again, and it is painful and slow. Stop rushing it and except that we are in for a penny and in for a pound. Directed to the world in general, sorry everyone.

[Danae]

No Duh! awarded here...

We are not the ones rushing it. The Libs are. We just happen to be doing such a good job at it that the Iraqi's are going to have a Constitutional Government in 3 years after take down where as it took nearly decades in Germany and Japan. I call that EXCELLENCE!!!

[nicmarlo]

While I agree with your comments about the need for patience, I disagree with your points regarding President rushing in and his bias being his motivation.

1. There were years and years worth of UN violations committed by Saddam.

2. There was intel, from the world over, that Saddam was leading up to using chemical weapons. He'd already used them on his own people. Just because we haven't found an "arsenal" that the intel said would be there (given by anti-Bush CIA)...doesn't mean there may not be WMD hidden in Syria, or that Saddam wasn't intent on making some in the future. Remember also, Saddam's scientists were afraid to talk....in fear of their lives.

3. The President's motivation had to do with 9/11, OBL, and links to terrorist activity within Iraq (I remember Rush Limbaugh showing airplanes in Iraq, which, according to the documents I read, showed that these planes, in the middle of nowhere, were being used as terrorist training, at a terrorist training camp).

[aligncare]

Know exactly how you feel, friend.

...One correction though...History will show President Bush not only acting boldly following a direct threat to our national security, but moving with vision.

Osama bin Laden, and his network of Islamofascists, declared war on U.S. and Western interests - expressly, overtly, many times. Understanding that a state of war exists, I think that Sadam Hussein would not have chosen the U.S. to side with. Just a suspicion.

In a 21st century world of Islamofascist terrorism, President Bush did not rush into Iraq - he couldn't have moved quickly enough!

[prairiebreeze]

President Bush rush in and was totally biased in his approach to the run up to the war

So, should Saddam have remained in power another 6-12 months, developing God only knows what, and allow the UN continue to jerk us around hoping they'd supply some definition of "legitimacy"? Puh-leeze, spare me.

Don't be fooled the Iraq war is going to outlive the Bush Administration.

Few are "fooled" here. However, we WILL celebrate the victories and positive steps along they way, which is what's happening today.

and it might be for some time to come. WILL be for quite a long time.